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.

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 I picked up a package for you this afternoon. It’s in the storage cabinet.” Pointing towards

at the storage unit but didn’t

out her phone and dialed Zach’s number. Zach, who had been coming home for dinner every night, would

connected quickly, and Zach’s voice came through, “Mirabella, I won’t be home for dinner tonight. Got to head out of town for a

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

by her intuition. His tone darkened slightly as he replied, “Nothing serious.

Zach hurriedly added, “I’ve

expression tightened. She didn’t press further, simply acknowledging with a, “If you need

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not taking her offer

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

Shawn came home earlier than usual that evening. Mirabella had just started eating when they walked in, deep in a discussion about the renovations. As they approached their

gave them a quizzical look. “You guys

“We grabbed a bite on the way

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