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

Chapter 319

Mirabella stepped outside the private dining room and squinted into the din of the restaurant. “How’d you know I was out grabbing a bite with friends?” she asked, her gaze inadvertently sweeping the area for any sign of Shawn.

Aside from the occasional hustle of the restaurant staff, there was no trace of Shawn.

“Oh, a buddy mentioned they saw you in the restaurant.” Shawn’s voice came through the phone, tinged with a hint of guilt.

One of Mirabella’s eyebrows arched inquisitively. “Oh, really?”

“Yeah, yeah. Look, you keep enjoying your meal with your friends. I won’t keep you, kiddo,” Shawn said, ready to end the call.

“It’s that tutor friend of mine,” Mirabella shook her head, slipping in the explanation just before Shawn could hang up.

“The one who gave you those two boxes of fancy boffee beans?” Shawn paused his goodbye.

Mirabella hummed in confirmation.

“Good heavens, why didn’t you say so earlier? I’ve been meaning to take your tutor out for a meal to thank him.” Shawn exclaimed, surprised.

back at the private room, “No need,

especially since he’s

going to eat now,” Mirabella mumbled vaguely and quickly hung up

eat just meant spending more money, right? Please, it was best

her phone buzzed with a new message on Messenger. She glanced

take you out for a meal, a

make it, okay?”

lips twitched slightly.

just taken a sip

James

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an eyebrow at him. “Well, I’m not, I have to

asked, intrigued. James turned

a live–streamed show, Mirabells explained, giving it a casual

phone and searched for “Country Comfort, which brought up a slew of related content. He skimmed through the summary; a five–streamed show about families trying out

like a pretty novel concept,”