Chapter 90

Emmitt, weary of the exaggerated tales that seemed to flow endlessly from his mother’s lips. casually shifted the conversation. “Didn’t Mirabella join the BrainSpark Nationals? How did the prelims go?”

He paused briefly, glancing at Mirabella, but before she could respond, he continued, “Summer’s been in that competition too. Scored pretty well, got a high ranking.” He deliberately omitted that Summer had placed sixth, out of consideration for Mirabella’s pride.

Mirabella’s eyebrows twitched slightly, but she remained silent.

Delilah and Shawn, standing nearby, didn’t seem the slightest bit surprised. Instead-

“Oh. Summer’s score is decent enough,” Delilah said nonchalantly with a nod.

Shawn, equally composed, added, “Summer’s always been a strong student. Her being near the top isn’t surprising.”

for their daughter. After all, their girl

Emmitt looked up. puzzled. Summer had been their cherished foster daughter for over a decade. Even

seemed off. Could it be because Mirabella had done

from a small–town high school and hardly settled into the big city’s teaching methods, she went straight for the jackpot–a perfect score. She’s really done the Davis family proud!”

if he wanted to tattoo

number one.” Delilah chimed in, her tone shifting to one

he turned to them. “Perfect score? First

Delilah blinked innocently.

Shawn chimed

blurted out impulsively, “Her

“Who told you that?” She seemed to have erased from her memory the fact that she too had once believed her daughter’s academic performance

was taken

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