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 get bored

the Garrison estate, when Paul and Aren played chess, she couldn’t sit through

Now that he was… well, she

this game pretty interesting lately,”

a sudden?” Mindy didn’t push

just finish this one

game ended, and the winner

two knights. How did you still manage to sneak up on me?” He stared at the board for ten seconds, then slapped his leg in realization, “I was

finally snapped out of it. Ah, look at me! I lost track of time with all this

“Sure,” Paul said.

“Miranda, walk him out…”

up and

and stepped out. He grabbed his keys and walked toward his apartment across the hall, with Miranda following closely behind–clearly in the role of

inserted the key into the lock, he suddenly turned and pulled her into his arms in one

and sweet. He couldn’t resist kissing her again

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Chapter 1040

unable to stop himself The

arms around his neck and returned his

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