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.”

“Emmitt, is there something going on between you and Mirabella? Some kind

shadow of sadness crossed his eyes. It was more than just a disagreement. He shook his head and said simply, “I’m out of

closed the gate, and went back inside to confront his sister, though

his gaze, Mirabella put down her phone, arched an eyebrow, and said, “Some questions. don’t have answers, and it’s

at the corners.

discuss issues like you trying to rope me into joining

expecting his sister to have read him so easily on the matter he’d been

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

voice was a mix of

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him now, their jaws

of water from the coffee table, took a few sips, and then asked, “What kind of reality show requires you

still in the planning phase,