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."

grin, a hint of mischief dancing in his eyes. "If you want, I could give

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

basically a walking temptation.

a respectable doctor, Elian. What are you even

only made Elian's

enunciated each word gently, his breath brushing softly

steering the conversation in a different direction.

she felt a faint heat creeping up her cheeks. Elian, aware of Miranda's attempt

said, his gaze steady on hers, a hint of something more in his eyes. "Just

stared ahead. "Prepare five million

response was

from the party had started, and people were already gliding across the dance

Miranda. He bowed slightly, offering

to drop as he

politely. "I'm afraid I don't

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