When fate plays its hand (Miranda)

Chapter 1040

Chapter 1040

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Miranda responded calmly, “It came with the laundry detergent I bought at the store. I didn’t pay attention to the size, but I can still use it.”

She was being honest.

“Paul, how about a quick game or two?” Lionel asked with a smile as he rubbed his hands in anticipation.

“Sure,” Paul agreed without hesitation.”

The two played from 8:30 pm until 11:00 pm.

Miranda sat nearby and read several research papers, but neither showed signs of stopping.

After watching them for about ten minutes, Mindy grabbed her laptop and headed to her bedroom. By the time she finished a 6,000–word draft, Lionel and Paul were still as engrossed in the game as they had been hours earlier.

She suspected they hadn’t even taken a bathroom break. What really surprised her, though, was Miranda.

You used to

for games like this before. Back at the Garrison estate, when Paul and Aren played chess, she couldn’t sit through it and would

Paul wasn’t Miranda’s boyfriend. Now that he was… well,

actually found this game pretty interesting lately,” Miranda

a sudden?” Mindy didn’t push the issue any further. Instead, she turned to Lionel. “Once this game is over, you should get some rest. Paul has

I’ll just finish this

an hour later, the game ended, and the winner was

the board for ten seconds, then slapped his leg in realization, “I was too

me! I lost track of time with all this game. Paul, you better

“Sure,” Paul said.

“Miranda, walk him out…”

stood up and smirked. “Let’s go, Dr.

obediently put on his shoes and stepped out. He grabbed his keys and walked toward his

arms in one smooth motion. Before she could let out a startled gasp, he

and sweet. He couldn’t resist kissing her again

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Chapter 1040

her lip and was unable to stop himself The kiss grew

guard by the suddenness of his kiss, quickly responded. She wrapped her arms around his neck and returned his kiss with a soft response. He

as he deepened the kiss. He wanted to pull her deeper into the moment, to make her lose