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.

as she said, “Mira, I’ve got to dash because of an emergency at home. Oh, and I picked up a package

and glanced at the storage unit but didn’t rush to check

green beans, mashed potatoes, and a bowl of chicken noodle soup–Mirabella pulled out her phone and dialed Zach’s number. Zach, who had been coming home for dinner every night,

“Mirabella, I won’t be home for

anxiety in his voice. Mirabella’s brow furrowed as she asked, “Is something wrong?”

intuition. His tone darkened slightly as he replied, “Nothing serious. Don’t worry about

passengers to board, Zach hurriedly added, “I’ve got to

acknowledging with a, “If you need help with anything, let me know.”

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taking her

call ended shortly after. The background announcement Mirabella had overheard hinted at a flight to the States. She

home earlier than usual that evening. Mirabella had just started eating when they walked in, deep in a discussion about the

quizzical

grabbed a bite on the way home.”

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