When fate plays its hand

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Chapter 0875

Chapter 0875

Joli hesitated before saying, “But…. will Micah agree to it?”

“Miranda and the others aren’t from our family, so it won’t offend Kenny and Shawn. Micah will agree if it’s for money,” Wanda reassured him.

“Alright.”

Miranda and the others exchanged glances before she spoke up, “Mrs. Clifford, we don’t plan on leaving.”

“Absolutely not!”

This time, it was Ollie speaking. It was only then that he realized he had raised his voice too much and sat back down awkwardly. “You have to leave. Kenny and Shawn will come back again tomorrow. Those two mad dogs are capable of anything!”

To ensure their safety, they had to leave at the break of dawn.

Joli nodded as well. “It’s too dangerous here. You should hurry back to Jandersville. Theodore is still in the hospital. I don’t want anything to happen to you too…”

The three decided not to argue further as they knew reasoning wouldn’t work.

Joli had meticulously cleaned out Julie’s room. Wanda took out fresh blankets and bedsheets from the cabinet and handed them to Joli to make the bed. “Alright, you all can rest now. I’ll wake you up in the morning.”

Miranda and Madison lay down.

Deep in the night, the world outside was silent. Madison had lost count of how many times she had turned over in the darkness. Finally couldn’t help but call out Miranda’s name.

“Yes, what’s the matter?” Miranda asked.

Madison asked, “Are you… cold?”

Miranda answered honestly, “A little.”

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Madison was so cold that her teeth chattered. “How could the South be colder than the North?” She suddenly thought that the hotel from the previous night wasn’t that bad after all.

Miranda held her hand and rubbed it for warmth. “Maybe we just haven’t warmed up yet. Let’s give it a little more time.”

Madison pouted. “It’s already been so long, but I’m still freezing…”

Miranda was about to respond when she heard faint voices from outside the door. It was Wanda. “Julie, come here… Take these quilts and bring them to your room for the two

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Jobe said, “Can’t Joli help carry one?”

“It’s inappropriate for your brother to go in their room. You can manage two trips, can’t you?

“Alright.”

The sound of footsteps approached, and they heard a soft knock on the door. “Miranda, Madison, are you awake? I’m here to bring you some quilts. Can I come in?”

Miranda quickly got up to open the door.

“Miranda, my mom said you two might not be used to the weather here. It gets colder at night. These two quilts are freshly fluffed this year and haven’t been used yet. If you’re cold, you can add them on.”

“Thank you, Julie.”

“It’s no trouble.”

She placed one quilt down and went back to fetch the other one.

Miranda and Madison finally felt warmer after adding an extra quilt each.

“Miranda, are we really leaving tomorrow?” Madison asked.

“We can’t leave. If we do, the Cliffords are finished,” Miranda said.

“Yeah, I think so too!”

Madison’s mood suddenly turned gloomy when she recalled what happened in the day. Her whole demeanor became despondent as she said, “Now that I think back, I feel like I was too impulsive. If Kenny and Shawn were really ruthless, then we…‘

She had assumed in this age of social media, they would back off once she took out her phone and threatened to expose them. However, she forgot that cornered dogs were the most likely to bite.

Her impulsiveness today had almost brought danger to Miranda and Sebastian, while worsening the Cliffords‘ precarious situation.

The Clifford family was already struggling. Madison thought she was there to offer help, but she had only added fuel to the fire.

Miranda reassured her, “Don’t think that way. You were very brave to be the first to confront those scumbags. However, you should be more cautious when you face a similar situation in the future. Don’t put yourself in danger.”

“Yeah! I understand, Miranda. What shall we do now that those two will be coming back

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tomorrow?”

“If we can’t fight them, then there’s only one o

“What is it?” Madison asked eagerly.

“Call for reinforcements.”

In Jandersville, the bright moon hung high in th

Paul had just returned home. He noticed a stack on the lights.

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tomorrow?”

“If we can’t fight them, then there’s only one option…”

“What is it?” Madison asked eagerly.

“Call for reinforcements.

In Jandersville, the bright moon hung high in the night sky.

Paul had just returned home. He noticed a stack of documents on the table when he turned on the lights.