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

Chapter 24

Emmitt rested his hands on the tabletop, peering at Summer as the corners of her lips curved into a bittersweet smile. “I guess you could say that.”

Spotting his expression, Summer’s face softened with concern. “Haven’t settled on a school yet? If that’s the case, I’ll just give my dad a call right now…” She reached into her purse and pulled out her cell phone.

“No need for calls,” Emmitt interjected, “it’s not that we haven’t chosen a school.”

Summer’s hand, poised to dial paused mid–air as she looked at him, puzzled.

After a slight tug at the corner of his lips and a two–second silence, Emmitt revealed, “She’s already picked her school. It’s Parkside High School,”

as if she hadn’t quite heard him right. It took a moment for it to sink in, then with a voice tinged with incredulity and something else, she laughed, “Emmitt, are you talking about Parkside High School? That’s

a pause, he spoke up. *She’ll be registering at the school tomorrow. Actually, the reason I asked you out so late is to see if you could keep an eye on

clear on how her grades are, but they’re definitely not Parkside High material. I have no clue how she got her hands on that transfer acceptance letter from Parkside High, but

she was family, and he intended to help where

she looked back at Emmitt with a sweet smile. “Don’t worry, Emmitt. You didn’t have to ask–I’ll

her now, he couldn’t help but feel a twinge of regret. If only there hadn’t been that

where Mira’s transfer letter came from?” Summer quickly resumed her

nodded, “Yeah, Mom and

with her phone’s edge, then put on an uncertain expression. “You know, I vaguely remember last month. I think I

raised in the Gilbert family. She’d been left to grow up in a distant town with her grandmother. Considering her rather unprivileged upbringing, would the Gilberts really pull strings to get her into such a prestigious school? He found it hard to believe.