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

Chapter 284

Mirabella sidled over to the sideboard and poured herself a glass of water. Taking a sip, she finally drawled a rejection. “Let’s not bother with it, shall we?”

Throwing a party equaled spending money. Inviting guests equaled spending money.

Shawn, who had already made a mental guest list and even picked out the venue, was taken aback when his daughter declined. He looked up at her, perplexed. “Ah, why not?”

Leaning casually against the wall, Mirabella said, “It was just a minor contest, not worth splurging on.” In other words, spending money to celebrate a competition without prize money was just a loss.

Shawn opened his mouth to explain, “Darling, our family isn’t exactly…” short on cash.

Mirabella raised her hand mid–air, cutting him off seriously. “Dad, we should keep a low profile.”

The corners of Shawn’s mouth twitched in response. Once upon a time, it was Shawn who preached understatement, but now these words echoed from his daughter’s lips. It was oddly disheartening.

Shawn alone on the couch, his emotions tangled like a knotted necklace. It felt like

came around, Zach and Leo descended the stairs one after the other. Leo headed over,

this, grimaced slightly. Talk about brotherly

glanced at Leo. She noticed his complexion was fair, and the toxins

his curly hair and groggy expression

her head

a bit disappointed, having hoped his sister would compliment his good

she pulled out a small glass vial, no bigger than a shot

up the bottle.

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sitting across from them,

noticed you’ve been quite heated up lately,

which did not quite resemble