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

Chapter 26

“Mom, I’ve got it under control, don’t worry, it’s all good,” Summer said softly, pausing for a brief moment before continuing. “There’s something kinda bizarre though. Mom, didn’t you tell me that Mirabella’s grades were a total mess?”

Mandy’s eyes were closed in the bliss of her daughter’s massage. She took her time before responding in a faint voice, “Yeah, what about it?”

Summer’s hands didn’t cease their gentle motions as she prodded cautiously. “It looks like she’s about to enroll at Parkside High School.”

At that, Mandy’s eyelids snapped open, her body turning slightly to cast an incredulous glance at Summer standing behind her. “What did you just say?”

Summer watched the astonishment wash over her mother’s face, a hint of skepticism flashing in her eyes. “Emmitt came to me tonight. He mentioned that Mirabella’s going to Parkside High School and asked me to keep an eye on her, you know, on the down–low.”

With a flicker of curiosity, Summer asked, “Mom, did you and Dad pull some strings or something? How else could she get into Parkside High School?”

high school, let alone Parkside. If your father and I had intervened, wouldn’t that be hurting the Gilbert family’s reputation?”

didn’t help her? How did she get into Parkside High

tone matching her mood, “Are you

me himself. He wouldn’t lie to me.”

then reached for the smartphone on the coffee

on the bed, began to ring. She paused, glanced at it, then continued working on her nearly finished project,

after, she had carefully bottled the substance

was still ringing. This time, Mirabella didn’t ignore it. She walked over to the bed, picked up the phone, and, seeing the caller ID, she hesitated for a moment. With

her ear, countering her foster mother’s interrogation with a cool query.

Mandy grew more irate “what is that.