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

Chapter 40

Delilah cleared her throat, a hint of awkwardness in her voice. “Oh, it’s nothing much, honey. I was just curious about who you had dinner with tonight. Was it a classmate of yours?”

So that was it.

Mirabella shook her head. “Nope, not a classmate.”

“Boy or girl?” Delilah prodded gently, her curiosity getting the better of her.

Looking straight into her mother’s eyes with disarming clarity, Mirabella responded calmly and patiently. “A guy. He used to be my neighbor. I helped him out a while back, and we bumped into each other today, so he treated me to dinner.”

of shame for the unsavory suspicions that had flitted through her mind. She touched the tip of her nose self–consciously, and decided not to pry further, her tone softening as she spoke, 1 see, sweetheart. I’m sorry for being a nag. I just worry about you being out late, you know. It’s not always safe for a young

wasn’t entirely sure what Delilah meant, but she had

Delilah felt a new wave of guilt and quickly changed the subject. “You must be tired after a long day of

before bed.” Saying this, Delilah hurried into the kitchen, fetched the warm

Delilah let out a heavy sigh only after her daughter’s

returning to the living room and settling beside her husband, Delilah confessed with guilt, “I’m just not cut out for this mothering thing, am I? How

our girl more and not jump to conclusions at the drop

fault! He called today, stirring the pot about Mira’s friends. It got me all worked up… Never mind, I’m going to give Emmitt a piece of my mind and

Shawn shook his head in resignation and gently stopped her before she could dial the number. “Emmitt and Mira have had a rocky relationship since they’ve met. Do you really want to make things worse with an accusatory

aside, her frustration evident. “This is a tough nut to

serious. Mira’s only been back a few days. They need time to get to know each other. Let’s just take it slow,” Shawn offered, the voice