Chapter 24

"Had enough pinching?" Miranda frowned, her voice chilly.

What on earth was his problem? Why would he suddenly pinch her cheek like that?

Elian reluctantly withdrew his hand, his eyes lingering on Miranda, a hint of mischief flickering in his gaze.

"If I say I haven't had enough, do you think I could apply for an extension?"

Miranda furrowed her eyebrows, giving Elian a peculiar look. "Do you have some kind of skin hunger or something?"

Elian was rendered speechless.

Just then, an untimely voice interrupted them.

"Miranda? Is that really you? I thought you went abroad!"

"Abroad? More like to the countryside to tend to pigs. Did you guys actually buy that story?"

a

Elian both turned

a group of college students, five or six in total, who seemed to be out for a get-

they were all former classmates

to fortunes, then nouveaux riches. After Miranda was acknowledged by the Hawke family, she was sent to study at the same school as Arabella. Yet, she was forbidden from revealing her

and kind-hearted, so she agreed and never revealed her or Arabella's

manipulated this to make everyone think that if Miranda ever mentioned the Hawke family, she was merely trying to

from exposing the truth, she encouraged everyone to ostracize her, leaving her

Miranda was just a poor, wannabe social climber. Especially after her pursuit of

One of the guys approached, giving Elian a glance, mockingly adding, "What, have you set

the guy a chilly look. Interrupting Mr. Ashcroft during a meal? Not a smart

other hand, seemed unfazed. She swallowed her food, took a sip of soda, and

you stupid or what? Feeding pigs doesn't pay as well as snagging a rich guy," another girl laughed from a distance. "For someone like her, landing a man is her only shot at

comment made

handsome, just a heads-up. This girl here used to love getting involved in

look at Miranda, who elegantly dabbed her mouth with

as he looked at Miranda. "Is that

Miranda glanced at Elian.

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