Chapter 76

Miranda had just asked Hannah to fill her in on what was going on.

Apparently, the whole mess started when they got into a spat with Theo and ended up making a bet. Just as things were heating up, Alistair and Miranda arrived, joining the crew as well.

The stakes? The loser had to act like a dog. Now, They were pressuring Caius and Hannah to honor the bet.

It wasn't surprising that Caius couldn't match Alistair's shooting skills. Alistair, being a lawyer, had honed his marksmanship back in college.

Both he and Dorian were members of a shooting club. While Dorian was more of a casual participant, Alistair took it seriously, practicing whenever he could.

Theo sneered with a smug air. "Oh, are you going to help them bark like dogs?"

He wasn't at the Lancaster Group banquet last time, but he'd heard whispers of what had happened. Arabella had told him about how Miranda had somehow become Miss Lancaster, leveraging that title to embarrass Arabella.

nothing but a conniving woman who

stepped protectively in front of Miranda, his voice cold. "This has nothing to do with my sister. I made

slightly, though his voice remained firm. "Miranda is my sister. If anyone's going to fulfill the bet, it's me. She's not

in agreement. She saw nothing wrong in what Caius had said. After all, with Miranda now being adopted by Lavinia, they were practically siblings. And she

retorted coldly, "Since when is she your sister? Do you even know her

and Arabella's attention. Theo was puzzled by Alistair's outburst, while

What matters is she's part of our

had grown up in a loving and disciplined home, which made it easy for them to accept Miranda. Not to mention, she had saved their grandmother and was both capable and beautiful. And now she was their aunt's daughter.

even colder as he

someone who's not even blood-related," he said with a sneer. Arabella's face twitched at

for your adopted sister, and you dare question Caius? Calling

defended him. Her words left Alistair and Arabella flustered and speechless. They hadn't expected Miranda

crazy? What was she thinking, saying

averted his gaze, a flicker of guilt crossing his face as he weakly countered, "I have no idea

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