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

Chapter 124

Shawn stood up, grabbed the cellphone from the floor, and placed it on the coffee table. Without

a word, he just patted his eldest son on the shoulder and walked away.

Delilah let out a disappointed sigh. “You’re just too hard on Mira. She’s your sister, not a stranger. But you’re always so reluctant to trust her a little more. Take tonight, for instance. If you’d just kept your cool, things wouldn’t have blown up like this.”

Emmitt’s hand, hanging by his side, clenched tighter. His face twisted in a grimace of shame and embarrassment. When he had received Summer’s tearful call earlier that night, he’d rushed to judgment against Mirabella without a second thought. He was convinced in his gut that his sister was nothing but trouble. Even if she did have a close bond with Summer’s grandma, surely whisking her away without a heads–up was not okay, right?

And now what?

A self–mocking smile flickered across Emmitt’s lips. After all his bluster and accusations, it had all been a big misunderstanding.

nothing but irk him with her antics. Even when she aced a competition, he only briefly

the end, he had to admit he was the problem. Even if she had explained, he

the one who took her, how would you judge?” But his first instinct had

when you knew you wouldn’t be believed? If he

his face and forced a wry

—

In seconds, it came to life, bombarded with a flurry of texts and missed calls, including several from Emmitt and a few from unknown numbers.

them, turned off the hairdryer, and dialed Catherine. This time, there was

call connected.

end, Catherine also remained silent. The line was filled only with faint breathing. After a long pause, Mirabella softly called out,

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