When Fate Plays Its Hand (Miranda and Hansel)

Chapter 1055

Paul took the chance to lean in and trapped Miranda between his chest and the bed. He had his arms propped up on either side of her head. Their eyes met, and the tension in the air thickened.

Just as Miranda thought he might take things further, Paul suddenly rolled off her and lay on his back. "I'll let you off the hook tonight. It'll be hard to explain if you get back too late.

Miranda couldn't help but chuckle. "You might as well just say you're afraid my dad would come storming

over.

Paul didn't say anything. Instead, he turned his head to stare at her, his eyes dark with desire. "Mimi, you want this, aren't you?"

Miranda smirked. "Want what? Why don't you say it out loud?"

"You're so naughty," Paul said with a sigh.

Miranda burst out laughing.

The next second, he added, "But I like it."

Paul walked her to the door before she left.

As Miranda reached out to open the door, the man behind her pulled her back again. After a deep, passionate kiss, he said, "Wait for me to return."

"For what?"

"To continue where we left off."

Miranda had no words to reply.

When she returned home, she realized she was drenched in sweat. Sitting on the couch, Mindy was watching TV and eating fruit. She didn't even look away from the screen after hearing the sound of the door opening. "Did he finish packing?"

"Yeah."

"Well, he should be done by now after packing for so long.

Miranda didn't know what to say.

Lionel came out from the kitchen and ran into Miranda just as she was about to head to her room. He asked, Mimi, are you feeling hot?"

"Yes, a little."

"Was the mutton stew too spicy today?"

"Huh?"

"I see your lips are still red. The spice hasn't worn off yet, has it?"

"It was... a little spicy."

Miranda finally escaped to her room after ending the awkward conversation with her dad.

Lionel went to the couch and grabbed a piece of fruit from Mindy's plate. "This is really sweet. I guess it justified the price."

Chapter 1055

At first, he thought they were just normal clementines when Paul initially brought the fruit over. Lionel casually grabbed one to eat on the way while taking a walk. Later, he ended up running into a neighbor downstairs. After chatting for a while, Lionel asked whether he would like a clementine. He offered the clementine to the neighbor, thinking there were plenty more at home.

The neighbor was amazed at the quality of the clementine. What variety is this? I'll ask my son to buy some too." Lionel added him on WhatsApp and came home to ask Miranda about it.

He was speechless when he found out. What kind of clementines cost 80 dollars per pound? One might as well rob a bank instead of selling clementines at that price!

Mindy remarked, "Peel it yourself if you want to eat. Paul peeled this clementine for me."

Lionel was at a loss for words.

The next morning, Paul got up early and headed to the airport. Before boarding, he received a call from Silas," Paul, the results are out."

"What?"

"The results of the paternity test."

"What's the result?"

"Winnie is my biological daughter."

Paul fell silent, and Silas didn't say a word either.

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Suddenly, Silas exploded in anger, "Damn it! How could Louise be so cruel? She had a child and still divorced me. After the divorce, she ran off to Moonville and didn't come back for three years. She wouldn't even let me visit her.

"I thought she meant what she said during the divorce. She planned to focus on her career and return to

her peak, winning every local and international Best Actress award. But in reality, she gave birth to our child and raised her in secret! She hid it from me for three whole years!

"You don't understand how heartbroken I was when I saw my daughter yesterday. She looked so

confused when she held her toy and stood in front of me, asking who I was..

At this point, Silas choked up. He actually had a daughter. A beautiful, adorable, and intelligent daughter.

"You can't blame her entirely," Paul said. "Back then, you were so adamant on being child-free. How was she supposed to know that you wouldn't force her to abort the child in her womb?"