Chapter 8

Miranda

curled up her lips, pulling a card from her purse and handing it to the assistant. "Could you wrap

this up for me?"

The assistant's eyes practically lit up at the sight of the shiny gold card. Her demeanor toward Miranda instantly shifted to one of utmost politeness. "Of course, ma'am. I'll take care of that right away."

Arabella's face twisted into a scowl, disbelief evident in her voice. "Miranda, stop pretending. There's no way you have any money."

Orion and Lysander, both felt puzzled as they saw the card.

"Where did you get the money?" Orion's voice carried a note of cold suspicion.

Lysander, clearly irate, chimed in, "Are you out of your mind? Why are you trying to take something Bella wants? Can't you see she picked that bag first?"

Miranda chuckled. "How is what I buy any of your freaking business? Are we related or something? Besides, just because you're broke doesn't mean I have to be."

Her words left the brothers momentarily speechless.

Though if Miranda was supposedly part of the Hawke family, they'd never acknowledged her as their sister.

care about that.

bag

Hawke family, was the assistant implying she

Who's pretending here knows it well!" she snapped, and then turned

appear even more sympathetic. Miranda merely offered

was expensive. Both brothers were still in school, and their allowance wouldn't cover such a luxury. Arabella often pestered

brothers exchanged a

spoke first, "Bella, maybe we should

"Yeah, we're out of the allowance Mom gave us. Maybe next month I can chip in

Arabella's face fell further.

assistant, who immediately understood

and that one too. Wrap them all up." "Certainly, ma'am," the store assistant responded, her smile

slap in the face for

and Lysander

demanded, his voice stern. "Did

"You really have

transaction completed, the bags were all

entered the scene.

"All done. Though I did encounter a few

immediate anger, and he moved as if to confront her. "Miranda, what did you say?! Are you insane? Don't

to act, restrained Lysander with

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