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.”

Summer was, she wasn’t a match for their daughter. After all, their girl had aced

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

response seemed off. Could it be because Mirabella

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 the jackpot–a perfect score. She’s

if he wanted to tattoo ‘World’s Smartest Daughter‘

in, her tone shifting to one of unbridled pride, her chin lifted

turned to

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

Shawn chimed in, feigning

out impulsively, “Her grades

her eldest son. “Who told you that?” She seemed to have erased from her memory the fact that she too

taken