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.”

self–consciously, and decided not to pry further, her tone softening as she spoke, 1 see, sweetheart. I’m

sure what Delilah meant, but she had an inkling

quickly changed the subject. “You must be tired after a long day of classes. Go on up to your room, take a nice

I warmed up some milk for you. Be sure to take it up and drink it before bed.” Saying this, Delilah hurried into

Mirabella said, taking the milk and heading upstairs. Delilah let out a heavy sigh only after her daughter’s silhouette had disappeared at the top

guilt, “I’m just not cut out for this mothering thing, am I? How could I doubt my own

told you before that we need to trust our girl more and not jump to conclusions at

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 ask why he’s being so critical of his

number. “Emmitt and Mira have had a rocky relationship since they’ve met. Do you really want to make things worse with

her frustration

been back a few days. They need time to get to know each