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

Chapter 391

Delilah eased her car into the garage with practiced precision, and as she stepped out into the cool evening air, she noticed Zach was still in the yard, waiting for her. She walked towards him with an unusual expression, “Why aren’t you inside?”

Zach’s gaze lingered on his mother’s face before he spoke, “Mom, did you meet with Summer tonight?”

At the mention of Summer, a shadow crossed Delilah’s face, and she took a moment before nodding, “Yeah,

she had something to discuss with me.”

Zach fell silent for a beat, “About Leo, right?”

A soft hum escaped Delilah, laced with a pang of sorrow. “I never imagined she could do something like this, completely disregarding years of sibling bonds.”

Had it not been for the call she received from Summer, Delilah would have been oblivious to the online debacle, and she wouldn’t have fathomed Summer’s personality becoming so radical.

“It’s probably because she feels we have wronged her somehow,” Zach said with a calm detachment.

sneering at their

to education, she still resented their family’s lack

that she might’ve not even remembered the reasons behind

wants you to get Leo to clear things

daughter she had cared for had hurt her own

“I thought as much. Everyone has to face the consequences of their actions. You don’t have to put yourself

did. Now that she had crossed that line, why should they respond to her playing

of her head, Delilah turned and walked towards the house.

watched her retreat, keenly aware of the struggle and hesitation of a mother for the child

sent a text message

The next day.

to school. She pretended not to hear the whispers of her classmates, burying herself in her books all day. Whether she absorbed a word was another matter entirely. When the final bell rang, she packed up and quickly left the classroom.

the school steps, Summer ran into Mirabella. Seeing Mirabella suddenly made the whispers of her classmates seem insignificant. It was only in