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

Chapter 233

Leo stroked his chin before turning to Emmitt, completely missing the mixed expression on his face. He said with a hint of pride, “Emmitt, you might not be in the loop, but Mira entered a national competition. I checked her scores, and she’s topped the charts every time. The scholarship to Prestige College is pretty much in the bag for her.”

Emmitt’s gaze lowered, the words ‘topped the charts every time‘ echoing in his mind. After a moment, he seemed to snap back to reality and responded, “Is that so? Well, congrats to you then.” His voice was noticeably distant..

Mirabella had been lounging around, absorbed in her phone, and either hadn’t heard or simply chose not to respond.

A heavy silence filled the air for a beat.

Feeling uneasy, Emmitt stood up abruptly and announced, “I just remembered I’ve got something to take care of. Gotta run.”

Before leaving, he glanced once more at Mirabella, who hadn’t looked up once. He opened his mouth as if to say something but then chose silence and headed for the door.

Leo watched Emmitt’s hasty retreat with a puzzled frown, then stood up to follow. “Let me walk you out, Emmitt.”

ask, “Emmitt, is

a thin line as he recalled all the misunderstandings. A shadow of sadness crossed his eyes. It was more than just a disagreement. He shook his head and said simply, “I’m

head, closed the gate, and went back inside to confront his

gaze, Mirabella put down her phone, arched an eyebrow, and said, “Some questions. don’t have answers, and it’s better not to ask.”

twitched at

like you trying to rope me into joining you on some reality TV show, we can talk about it.”

not expecting his sister to have read him

a long pause, he cleared his throat and awkwardly settled onto the couch, asking, “So… would you be willing to

but his voice was a mix

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now, their jaws

a bottle of water from the coffee table, took a few sips, and then asked, “What

“All I know is it’s called ‘Country Comfort.‘ It’s still