Chapter 328

Hans furrowed his brow and turned to Mirabella, “Why so?”

“Just a pattern,” Mirabella said nonchalantly, her delicate features betraying a casual indifference.

“At least that’s better than us. We’re stuck with the standard issue of pickles and cornbread,” Hans lamented with a sigh, then glanced over at Mirabella’s phone screen. “Hey, what game are you playing?”

“Chicken Farm.”

Her words brought an immediate pause to the group gathered around the table. A sense of dread, ruled by the morning’s challenges, surged forth. Michelle’s face couldn’t help but stiffen a bit as her fingers curled on her lap.

Heather glanced at her cousin and then, with a smile, suddenly asked. “You look quite young, dear. Still in school, I presume? High school?”

“Yeah,” Mirabella answered succinctly, her tone polite.

Heather hummed in response and casually inquired further, “No weekend tutoring, then?” The implication was clear: What was a high school student doing at an event like this instead of studying?

met Heather’s gaze with a smile, “Never needed

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that mean she’s

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smile and felt a twinge of discomfort, but she maintained her grin. “It sounds like you must be quite the student.”

brushed off the compliment.

watched the exchange. He was well accustomed

tone laced with concern, “there were some

buzz, it went largely unchallenged. Everyone present, as well as the fans watching the live stream,

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the table as he spoke. “If I were injured,

“Of course, what was I thinking? But there’s no

hit like

about the Injury was already a bit. thoughtless, but

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