Chapter 294

Mirabella quickly tapped Messenger, her fingers flying across the screen as she shot a text to the contact nicknamed “Delilah” in her phone–her mom. [Mom, what are you and Dad doing here?]

Yes, as she had ascended the podium, a quick scan of the audience had revealed two sneakily ducking heads. They weren’t just anybody: they were Delilah and Shawn, her parents.

Despite their attempts to blend in, wearing baseball caps as a disguise, the pair’s shifty antics. were too conspicuous to miss.

Delilah’s phone was on silent, so she didn’t notice her daughter’s message immediately. Only after a few minutes, when checking the time, did she see it.

Delilah: [Ah, sweetie, what are you talking about?]

Mirabella’s lips twitched in amusement as she texted back. [I spotted you both, blue cap and black cap.]

In the audience below the stage. Delilah gave her husband, sitting beside her, a nudge. “Look,

our girl’s seen us.

a moment,

his chin, genuinely surprised. This

tutor, right? Maybe the

quite plausible. He remembered that box of fine coffee beans–the tutor’s gift.

we can take her tutor out

good,” Delilah agreed with a

An hour later.

descended the stairs, diploma, and prize money in hand. By then, Delilah had removed her cap and was taking the diploma from her daughter’s hand. “My girl, you are simply

mom’s spontaneous praise. She handed the check to Shawn, who was standing beside her.

the check, Shawn looked puzzled at his daughter, “What’s

gift. A new car

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at his daughter to express his heartfelt thanks, Mirabella pulled out her phone and stepped

calling

Do you have the contact for the seller?”

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