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."

into a roguish grin, a hint of mischief dancing in his

words, a

a walking temptation. He could effortlessly draw people in with his

frowned. "I'm a respectable doctor, Elian. What

feigned innocence only made Elian's grin

enunciated each word gently, his breath brushing softly past her ears, his

throat, cleverly steering the conversation in a different direction. "Your grandfather's illness is

hadn't actually done anything, she felt a faint heat creeping up her cheeks. Elian, aware of Miranda's attempt to change the subject, still took Mr.

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

five million dollars, and I'll consider

nonchalant response was as good as

had started, and people

at this moment that Sebastian approached Miranda. He bowed slightly, offering a smile. "May I have

temperature around Elian seemed to drop as he fixed

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