Kiss My Revenge The Heiress Strikes Back

Chapter 54

"Seriously? This is straight out of a soap opera. Hold on, Miss Lancaster has the last name Hawke too. Could she actually be the real daughter of the Hawke family? Why else would Arabella be so fixated on her?"

"No way. If she were their real daughter, they would've claimed such a talented kid ages ago. Unless they've lost their minds."

"Exactly. I mean, just look at them together - the vibe is totally different. Miss Lancaster's got that classic elegance you'd expect from someone raised by a big-shot family."

"Lovely weather tonight, isn't it?" Miranda switched gears.

Even though it was nighttime and they were at an outdoor party, surrounded by nothing but the glow of artificial lights.

Elian, however, was still caught up in Miranda's earlier teasing.

"Answer me this first - are you unhappy with what you saw?" His voice was low, laced with a hint of danger.

Miranda shrugged. "I didn't really see anything."

mischief dancing in his eyes. "If you want, I could give you another

challenge in his words, a raw, wild allure that was

Elian was basically a walking temptation.

a respectable doctor, Elian. What are

only

to flirt and then run away," he enunciated each word gently, his breath brushing softly past her ears,

her throat, cleverly steering the conversation in a

felt a faint heat creeping up her cheeks. Elian, aware of Miranda's attempt to change the subject, still took Mr. Ashcroft's health

hers, a hint of something more in his eyes. "Just help him get

"Prepare five million dollars, and I'll consider

response was as good as

party had started, and people

Miranda. He bowed slightly, offering a smile. "May I have

temperature around Elian seemed to drop as he fixed a cold stare on

returned the smile politely. "I'm afraid I don't know