Chapter 0017
At that moment, she felt as if her thenmuddled life had reconciled with her now enlightened self. She felt complete
She worked on it until dawn broke. Staring at her completed thesis, she decided to seize the moment and submitted it to Science.
It was one of the top three academic journals worldwide. It represented the highest achievement anyone had ever achieved in the investigation of natural science.
Miranda wasnt confident that her thesis would be accepted. Various subjects, fields, and professional researchers existed across the world. Who was she to them? Still, she wanted to give it a try.
Before the sun rose, Miranda shut down her laptop and quickly took a nap.
At 8:00 am, she woke up on time. After washing up and having breakfast, she took her revision materials and headed for the library.
But just as she left the house, she bumped into Paul, whod just returned. It was raining outside; the closed umbrella he held was dripping wet.
Good morning. You... didnt stay up the entire night, did you?
I did. Were in a rush to collect data from the experiment. Even though Paul had just returned from the lab, he had to hurry back again after picking up something.
This is for you. Miranda handed him a glass of warm milk. Itll keep you warm.
There was a pause before Paul thanked her. Thank you.
Remember to change out of your drenched clothes. She pointed at his shoulder. Paul turned to look at it and realized it was wet.
Im leaving now. Miranda smiled and went down.
It wasnt even 9:00 am, yet the library was already crowded. As she put her umbrella away, she heard a familiar voice right before she entered the library.
Miranda!
Tina had purposely come today to talk to the colleges higherups about the postgraduate program.
Shed just happened to pass the library when it had started raining, so she was stranded. She hadnt expected to bump into someone she knew.
Why have you come to the library? Is it another side hustle? You mustve been short of money recently. Dont worry, I told Hans and asked him to be more generous with you.
So, youd better stop your side hustles. Its more important to take good care of Hans. I heard he had gastritis again yesterday. You-
Before Tina could finish her sentence, someone interrupted, Tina, who are you speaking to?
A tall and elegant woman was walking toward them. As she neared, Miranda realized she wore the latest haute couture from Covetus spring collection. No wrinkles could be seen on her wellcaredfor face, and she held an exotic leather Kelly clutch from Hermes.
Evelyn walked to Tina and glanced at Miranda.
She was surprised. Wasnt this Hansels socalled girlfriend? She sized Miranda up. A look of disgust crossed her already sour expression.
Miranda had left home in only a Tshirt and a pair of jeans. She hadnt applied
any makeup, nor had she tidied up her hair. How embarrassing!
Evelyn glanced at the library behind her and then at the two books in
Mirandas hands. Her gaze became thoughtful.
What a coincidence, Ms. Sutton, she said with an emphasis on coincidence
In other words, she thought Miranda was so desperate to get on her good side that the latter had put on such a lame act of a chance encounter.
You tried your best; Ill give you that. Evelyn sighed. Still, an imposter will remain an imposter no matter how hard she tries to pretend to be the real
thing. Stop pulling these tricks in the future. I wont fall for them.
Since we ran into each other today, I should make myself clear. Hansel will never marry you. However, youve worked hard to look after him for the past few years. Your efforts wont go unnoticed. After he gets married, youll still get to meet him.
That aside, you should squash any wishful thoughts you have. You can only keep this relationship going if you know and act according to your place. Do you understand?