Chapter 282

Clutching the panda plushie that seemed to inflate upon liberation from its vacuum seal, Leo’s eyes simmered with a brooding gaze at Mirabella.

Mirabella cleared her throat with a hint of awkwardness. “The panda is a treasure, you know, sort of mascot. And all your fans call you their lucky charm, Leo. I think it’s fitting.”

“It’s not the same!”

Leo felt his image as the cool older sibling was shattered entirely. He even suspected that his sister had started treating him like a younger brother. No, scratch that, not even a brother, considering the fluffy toy Mirabella gifted him was the kind only little girls adored.

Zach, observing Leo’s look of utter despair, couldn’t help but feel a sense of completion. Indeed, his sister’s knack for knocking people down a peg seemed even more brutal than his own.

As Mirabella parted her lips to speak, Shawn interjected. “If you don’t want it, can I have it? I’ve been looking for a cute little thing to put on my bedside table,” said Shawn, shooting a glance at his youngest son.

Upon hearing this. Leo, albeit begrudgingly and under intimidating paternal pressure, mumbled a response. “Who said I didn’t want it?”

status in this household seemed to be plummeting by the

her perfume to the side, chimed in, “By the way, darling, did you get

nodded, “Yes.” With that, she made her way to her suitcase, flipped it open, and pulled out a trophy, a certificate of achievement, and a letter of unconditional

were symbols of honor, but it was that

letter from Prestige College, her mind inexplic

daughter first returned home holding her acceptance letter from Parkside High School.

College. Mulling over this, Delilah’s cheeks burned with a mix of pride and embarrassment. Her daughter seemed to be constantly redefining her

and show off our family genius on social media!” Shawn whipped out his smartphone, arranged the trophy, the certificate, and the acceptance letter, and snapped photos from various angles. He

etched with fatigue. “Mom, Dad, Zach, Leo, I’m heading to bed. I’ve got school early in the morning.”

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“Alright, honey.”

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