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.”

for their daughter. After all, their girl had

Summer had been their cherished foster daughter for over a

seemed off. Could it be because Mirabella had done poorly, and they were

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 settled into the big city’s teaching methods, she went straight for

finished speaking with a smugness so exaggerated, it was as if he wanted to tattoo ‘World’s

chimed in, her tone shifting

he turned

Delilah blinked innocently. “Huh, didn’t

forgotten.” Shawn chimed in,

“Her grades were not

told you that?” She seemed to have erased from her

was taken aback.