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.

what are you still doing here? You used to

knew their kids best. Her daughter never had the patience for games like this before. Back at the Garrison estate, when Paul and Aren played chess,

that he was… well, she

found this game pretty interesting lately,” Miranda

push the issue any further. Instead, she turned to Lionel. “Once this game

just finish this one up,”

later, the game ended, and the winner

board for ten seconds, then slapped his leg in realization, “I was too careless. Let’s play another round. I won’t

cleared her throat, and he finally snapped out of it. Ah, look at me! I lost track of time with all this game. Paul, you better head home. We’ll play again another

“Sure,” Paul said.

“Miranda, walk him out…”

She stood up and

He grabbed his keys and walked toward his

the key into the lock, he suddenly turned and pulled her into his arms in one smooth motion. Before she could

He couldn’t resist kissing her again and again. But still, it

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was unable to stop himself

around his neck and

deeper into the moment, to make her