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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.

the dining room, leaving Shawn alone on the couch, his emotions tangled like a knotted necklace. It felt like having a treasure you wanted to show off, yet you had to keep it hidden

time came around, Zach and Leo descended the stairs one after the other. Leo headed over, greeted everyone, and then

brotherly love! He also

glanced at Leo. She noticed his complexion was fair, and the toxins in his body hadn’t spread. It seemed he had

are you staring, Mira?” Leo blinked, his curly hair and groggy expression making him

to ruffle his hair, Mirabella lowered her head to nibble on a bagel, “It’s

hoped his sister would compliment his good looks

she pulled out a

up the bottle. “What’s

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from them,

you’ve been quite heated up lately,

eyed the label–less vial, which did not quite

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