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

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.”

their daughter. After all, their girl had aced it, clinching the top spot with a

had been their

thrilled for her, their response seemed off. Could it be because Mirabella had done poorly, and they were being

he could dwell on it, Shawn’s voice filled the air again. “Our Mira’s a different story. Fresh from a small–town high school and hardly

so exaggerated, it was as if he wanted

rightly so. She’s the national number one.” Delilah chimed in, her tone shifting to one of unbridled pride,

registered shock as he turned

Emmitt’s disbelief, Delilah blinked innocently. “Huh, didn’t I tell

forgotten.” Shawn chimed in,

could she…” Emmitt blurted out impulsively, “Her grades were not great, were they?”

arched as she glanced at her eldest son. “Who told you that?” She seemed to have erased from her memory the fact that she too had once believed her daughter’s

was taken aback.