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

Chapter 290

In the dead of the night, Collins was already tucked in when his phone erupted with a call from a colleague in the marketing department at the company. Apparently, Leo had made the trending list again.

And the rumor mill suggested Leo had picked up a girlfriend? Please!

Collins shook his head in disbelief and said, “Cut it out, will you? Just stay put in the car.” With that, Collins stepped out of the vehicle. He stood by the car, hands buried in his pockets, waiting.

Summer had just exited the school gates and was scanning the area for the Gilbert family’s car. It didn’t take her long to spot Collins by the roadside. At first, she only found him vaguely familiar, but upon closer inspection, her eyes widened in recognition. He was Leo’s manager, Mr. Collins, whom she had met a couple of times before.

It was obvious he was waiting for someone. For her, maybe? With a flutter of excitement. Summer smoothed down her hair and sauntered over to Collins with a composed pace. As she approached, she greeted him with a smile, “Hello, you’re Leo’s manager, Mr. Collins, right?”

took a moment before he remembered who she was. Now, recognizing her, he straightened up and nodded politely.

“Hello.”

to see Leo inside, but quickly returned her focus to Collins and asked, “Mr.

gestured towards the car, “Leo is

wasn’t there

to maintain her composure. Quickly nodding, she didn’t wait for Collins to say more and tapped on the

pressed the button to lower the window halfway, revealing just his eyes and forehead, before letting go. “What do you want?” His voice

her nails digging into her skin without feeling the pain. She pursed her

you this afternoon but couldn’t get through. Were you busy?” she asked softly.

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