When Fate Plays Its Hand (Miranda and Hansel) novel Chapter 983

Chapter 0983 

Madison explained, “My dad said I should come back after graduating from my master’s program…” 

Sebastian froze. He had never really considered that Madison wasn’t from Jandersville. As the only child of her family, it was unlikely that her parents would allow her to continue staying in Jandersville after graduation. 

Madison handed him her phone. “Help me choose a house. Which one looks good? Seb? Seb!” 

“Huh?” 

“I’m asking you to help me pick a house.” 

Sebastian’s heart sank. “Are you planning to return to Gulsberg after graduation?” 

Madison propped her chin on her hand. “I’m not sure yet. I don’t really want to go back, but I also don’t see any reason to stay here either…” 

Sebastian blurted out, “But can you bear to leave me… Uh, I mean… Miranda and the rest of us? 

Madison shook her head. “Of course I’ll miss you all! Let’s not think about it now. I’ll figure it out when the time comes.” 

She seemed optimistic, but Sebastian spent the whole night tossing and turning. 

Meanwhile, Paul walked Miranda home after picking her up from the restaurant. 

“Joli got accepted into the doctoral program, so he treated us to a meal to celebrate,” Miranda said. 

Paul asked, “Is Dr. Young still his supervisor?” 

“Yeah.” 

As they reached the entrance of the apartment building, Miranda suddenly asked, “Dr. Jefferson, why didn’t you 

hold my 

hand earlier?” 

“Huh?” 

“When you came to pick me up.‘ 

Now, he was holding her hand tightly. 

Paul hesitated for a moment before speaking cautiously, “I wasn’t sure if you wanted to make our relationship public in front of Madison and the others, so…‘ 

He was afraid of putting her in an uncomfortable position, so he hadn’t initiated contact. 

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“Well, you didn’t hold my hand either…” he muttered under his breath. 

Miranda could detect a hint of disappointment in his tone if she listened closely. She was slightly taken aback at how quickly Paul was catching on. 

“Dr. Jefferson, listen to me. I’m not afraid of going public with our relationship, and I don’t think there is anything to be concerned about from being with you. So next time- 

“Okay, I’ll take the initiative and hold your hand, he finished her sentence. 

Miranda laughed as he tightened his grip on her hand slightly. A smile spread across his face as well. 

Hand in hand, they walked up to the seventh floor. Paul didn’t let go of her hand, nor did his smile falter. 

Miranda asked, “Are you really that happy?” 

“I’m very glad that you don’t mind going public. 

“Are you happier than getting published in ‘Science?“” 

Paul answered, “There’s no comparison. This is much harder than publishing in ‘Science.“” Miranda called him silly, but Paul just smiled happily, unfazed by her teasing.