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

Chapter 293

Time flew by, and before you knew it, the day had arrived for Mirabella to strut her stuff at the city’s French competition.

The event was getting the full Hollywood treatment. A crew from the Educational TV network was filming the entire shebang, and planning to spin it into a prime–time special for their channel.

The showdown was set in the grand exhibition hall on the second floor of the municipal sports arena. It was transformed into a stage with atmosphere to spare, thanks to the TV folks who’d wrangled a crowd to fill the seats below the platform.

Mirabella’s game plan for joining the contest was straightforward she had her eye on the $100,000 prize. From the moment she left school, headphones were her constant companion.

A girl, tagging along for the ride, leaned in conspiratorially and asked, “Queen Mira, are you drilling French phrases in there?”

Mirabella turned, about to set the record straight with a ‘nope,‘ when the girl interjected, “Mind if I take a listen?” After a beat, Mirabella graciously handed over one earbud.

in and was met with the pulse of a pop anthem, she was gobsmacked. Eyes wide

was Mirabella – not a note in hand, jamming to top forty hits… Seriously? Sure, the song was from her favorite band, and their lead singer’s voice was a killer, but was this really

Mirabella even whipped out her phone, showing off the album cover, pointing out the frontman, “And he’s easy on the eyes, too.”

tales of Mirabella from the Advanced Class and her ice–queen rep, but this was a whole other vibe. Sharing her music and

Totally relatable!

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her French

chatter. He quickly separated them and delivered

were nearly fifty contestants, and the performance order

smack in the

As she stepped onto the stage, the spotlight hit her,

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