Chapter 154

Summer was caught off guard when Mandy brought up the competition again. There was a brief pause before she replied, “…I think she advanced to the next round.”

Mandy’s brows knitted together in mild disbelief. “Her scores were good enough not to get kicked out?”

After a moment of silence, Summer said, “I actually mentioned last time that her grades weren’t that bad.”

Mandy vaguely remembered the conversation but didn’t dwell on it, quickly moving on. “The next round of the contest must be coming up, right? Make sure you go over the material your dad’s friend from the Education Association gave you.”

Summer nodded, eyes cast downward. “Yeah, I will. I’m going to head back to my room now.”

“Alright, off you go.” Mandy said with a dismissive wave of her hand.

Delilah and Shawn had been swamped with the renovations of their villa, leaving early and returning late. Concerned they couldn’t look after their daughter properly, they hired a part–time housekeeper, Marian, to prepare meals for Mirabella.

after school, Marian had already finished cooking. Marian was taking off her apron as she said, “Mira, I’ve got to dash because of an emergency at home. Oh, and

at the storage unit but didn’t rush to check

chicken noodle soup–Mirabella pulled out her phone and dialed Zach’s number. Zach, who

won’t be home for dinner tonight. Got to head out of town for a few

in his voice. Mirabella’s brow furrowed as she asked,

darkened slightly as he

echoed in the background, urging passengers to board, Zach hurriedly added, “I’ve got to board now. We’ll catch

with a, “If you

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taking her offer too seriously.

flight to the States. She pondered

they walked in, deep in a discussion about the renovations. As they approached their daughter, they both fell

a quizzical look. “You guys joining…”

grabbed a bite on

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