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,”

in disbelief 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

After a pause, he spoke up. *She’ll be registering at the school tomorrow. Actually, the reason I asked

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’s adamant about going. So, Summer, I’m really counting on

had reservations about Mirabella, she was family,

It took only a second before she looked back at Emmitt with a sweet smile.

sweet girl, and looking at her now, he couldn’t help but feel a twinge of regret. If only there hadn’t

you just mentioned you’re unsure where Mira’s transfer letter came from?” Summer quickly resumed her questioning with

and Dad are clueless too.”

vaguely remember last month. I think I overheard my dad on the phone with

then it struck him–Mirabella hadn’t been 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