Chapter 53

“Mirabella, spill the beans, girl Does your family own an oil field or something?” Jenna’s words dripped with jealousy. With a sly arch of her brow, Mirabella casually picked up her phone, unlocked it with a quick swipe of her thumb, and with Jenna watching, she nonchalantly accepted a tidy sum of ten grand from Delilah and Shawn via Messenger. The sheer audacity of her movements was enough to leave anyone agape.

Jenna’s jaw dropped. “Oh my God!” Oh, how she wanted to murder her desk–mate not only swipe every penny from her Messenger, but also hog her billionaire parents all to herself!

“Ugh, it’s downright maddening to compare yourself to others.” Jenna sighed dramatically, feigning sorrow. “Why can’t I have a pair of filthy–rich parents doting on their princess, huh?”

Mirabella turned her head, flicking her bangs away from her forehead with a nonchalant grace. Her eyes sparkled with an enticing glint as she quipped, “You may not have tycoon parents, but there’s still a chance for you to be a tycoon mommy to some spoiled child.”

Jenna choked on her own laughter and threw her a thumbs–up. Whoever said her desk–mate was just a pretty face must not have heard her razor–sharp wit.

Mirabella. Her playful expression from moments before was replaced by one of genuine

an inquisitive

a brief moment, Jenna said, “Rumor has it that your grades are nothing to brag about, that you can’t even

neighboring Maple Academy; it was a place for the true academic cream of the crop. The school’s rules were strict, and its principal was famously unbending and iron–fisted. The idea of someone sneaking in through the backdoor was practically unheard

rumor about Mirabella’s using such means was now the scandalous exception, challenging the integrity of Parkside’s reputation. Rumors are often harmless, but when they attack the honor of an

seemed to be showering her with money transfers daily, Jenna couldn’t help but suspect that there might be a kernel of truth to the whispers of nepotism.

especially since her desk–mate’s studious dedication was plain for all to see.

catching Jenna’s conflicted gaze, offered a sly smile and countered, “Do

Of course not,” Jenna shook her head. “You’re always buried in books. You’re the quintessential

could only chuckle and shake her head at the girl’s Innocence.

unconcerned, Jenna voiced her frustration, “How can you be so calm? Wouldn’t any normal

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