The Double ( or More ?) Life of The Fake Heiress

Chapter 3

“Since you’re here, there’s something I want to make clear today, and I hope you can take care of it.” Mandy declared with a return to her aristocratic demeanor. Though she spoke of hope, the undercurrent of her words suggested a command rather than a request.

Mirabella chuckled, and before she could respond, her grandmother, Catherine who had raised her from childhood- made her presence known. Catherine gently patted Mandy’s arm, signaling her to tone it down before turning her softened gaze to Mirabella. “Mira, you’re back. How did the competition go?“–

With a nonchalant hum, Mirabella replied, “Not too bad, I guess.”

“Did you win?” asked Catherine, the excitement clear in her voice.

“Yeah, first place,” Mirabella responded casually, without a hint of pride in her eyes, as if clinching the top spot was a

walk in the park for her.

hearing this, Catherine was so delighted that she

not understanding, and questioned Catherine, “First place

turned to her with a proud smile and began, “You might not know, but Mira is not only a

also…”

Mandy interrupted with impatience. “Okay, I get it. You don’t need to prop her up in front of me. She didn’t even qualify for the county high school with her grades. If it weren’t for the

cast a scornful glance at Mirabella. “A fake stone will never be

what.”

worriedly at Mirabella, fearing the words might have hurt her. “You haven’t been involved in her life

sneered dismissively, cutting her off again. “Mom, she’s not my biological daughter nor

name is Davis, and whether she does well or not is none of my concern, and I don’t want to

it.”

After a moment, she managed to mutter, “Mira is my granddaughter!”