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.

mighty," Hannah scoffed. "Now he's just a

brothers were in front of her sister back in

the Hawke family, who was willing to dote on a foster kid to the

their sister, they'd definitely flaunt it

about lending me a hand instead? Here, my

hand snatched the card away. Daniel turned around. "Hey, that's for Miranda! Why

seeing Sebastian's face,

voice cool, "No reason. I was just letting you know, I'm

jumping the line!" Daniel pursed his

frowned slightly.

let it go. The onlookers dispersed,

were left alone, Sebastian spoke to Miranda, "It's rare to see you here." Miranda understood

I'm not exactly lounging around all day; normally, there

Between her public engagements,

what she'd cultivated, and dodging those with designs on her, she

anything but idle.

helped

pharmaceutical side, there were

things only Miranda could

and needed to stock up on

adjusted his glasses slightly. "Last time,