Chapter 83

Aiden was the apple of Mandy’s eye, a bright spark from the get–go. In the Gilbert household, he was practically raised on a pedestal, which unfortunately meant his temperament was spoiled rotten, leaving him with an air of indifference and the kind of arrogance you’d expect from a trust fund brat.

His interactions with Mirabella were few and far between. They hadn’t grown up together, only really seeing each other when Mandy would bring Mirabella home to the Gilbert estate for the holidays. Alden, spoiled as he was, took every opportunity to torment Mirabella, setting her up for trouble. It’s fair to say that a fair share of the Gilbert clan’s disdain for Mirabella could be laid at Aiden’s feet.

“Hey, scaredy–cat, can’t even say hi when you see me?” Aiden pocketed his phone, his tone dripping with conceit as he addressed Mirabella.

Mirabella didn’t even bother to glance up. She turned her back to him, leisurely picking up a clean glass from the side table and pouring some water. From an angle no one could see, she discreetly dropped a pill she got from the Davis family into the cup.

Aiden, circling around like a hawk, came up beside her. “I’m talking to you. Are you deaf or what?”

side, watched with a slight

was invisible, then turned around and offered the cup to her grandma, “Here, have some water.”

reached for the cup, Aiden, feeling repeatedly ignored and none too pleased about it, reached out to grab it. “Mirabelle, you’ve

wrist, and a sudden force made him stagger. When he looked up into Mirabella’s cold,

her eyes glinting with a

felt a primal fear, as if he were prey cornered by a predator. The pain in his wrist was nothing compared to the chill from Mirabella’s gaze. He stammered, “I… let me

heat, stay out of

turned ashen as he clutched his throbbing wrist, wanting to retaliate but too scared to do so.

can you be so rough with a kid? Aiden used to be your brother

her gaze settled on Summer’s face, a taunting smile on her lips, “Putting on a show

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