Kiss My Revenge The Heiress Strikes Back

Chapter 278

They now disregarded this once hotshot young lawyer everyone talked about in the circle, not even as gossip material did he hold any interest.

Wealthy folks were a dime a dozen, and stories of bankruptcy, debts, or jail time were as common as apple pie, which remained a common sight to them.

Besides, they never really liked the Hawke brothers who had always been a bit of an odd fit, constantly marketing themselves alongside their sister, which didn't sit well with the crowd.

But there were a few who used to be on friendly terms with Alistair, and they couldn't help but gossip.

"Word is NeuraCore is having a cash flow issue," Mr. Porter remarked.

"Apparently, they invested in a project that went belly up and dragged NeuraCore down with it."

"Yeah, my dad mentioned it too," chimed in Daniel. "There was already a big enough hole, and their chairman somehow made it even worse."

Brian added, "They reached out to my family for help, but we turned them down. My folks warned me to steer clear of them."

Alistair noticed Miranda glancing his way, his expression momentarily shifting, a hint of awkwardness in the eyes.

She was surrounded by a group of well-heeled young men, the scene a sharp contrast to his past life. He used to be a high-flying gentleman himself, never giving much thought to his own sister.

Now, the roles had reversed. He quickly finished his business and turned to leave.

was all high and mighty," Hannah scoffed. "Now he's just

in front of her sister back

they couldn't wrap their heads around the Hawke family, who was willing to dote on a foster kid to the extent that they didn't even acknowledge their

sister, they'd definitely flaunt it

Miranda," said Daniel. "What do you say? How about lending me a hand instead? Here, my credit

a hand snatched the card away. Daniel turned around. "Hey, that's

seeing Sebastian's face,

I was just letting you know, I'm willing to pay double for Ms. Lancaster to teach me

jumping the line!" Daniel

glanced at Miranda, wondering when her sister agreed to this. Miranda frowned slightly. She

Sebastian's offer, Daniel let it go. The onlookers dispersed,

"It's rare to see you here." Miranda understood the hint-Sebastian frequented

don't come by much. I'm not exactly lounging around all day; normally, there are lots of things to

Between her public engagements,

what she'd cultivated,

anything but idle.

Crystal helped

pharmaceutical side, there were

things only Miranda could

looming and needed to stock up on medication

glasses slightly. "Last time, we were supposed