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Chapter 401

was carrying a paper bag, his grip firm yet casual. As he caught sight of his sister, he quickly stashed it Wind his back, cutting off her line of sight. “Ah, I’m not heading out, just thinking of taking a stroll around

block

Mirabella’s delicate features were etched with suspicion. She glanced at the hand he had concealed and

Ild, “Oh, well, enjoy your walk then.” With that, she stepped aside, clearing the path with a considerate and sweet demeanor.

Zach stood rooted to the spot, torn between going and staying since he never intended to take a walk in the first place.

Mirabella raised an eyebrow. “Zach?”

“I suddenly don’t feel like walking anymore,” he blurted out, pivoting back toward the house.

aside and asked with a tinge of curiosity. “Weren’t you going to visit the neighbors next

landing on the paper bag in his hand. Was he not out

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behind, Zach felt a flicker of guilt and, without turning around, mumbled to Shawn,

shook his head in mild reproof. Zach was

might suggest. She lazily slung an arm over his shoulder. ‘Zach,

face Mirabella, whose

awkward. Who would’ve thought he’d be intimidated by his sister, who was always so well–behaved and adorable? It was a story no one would believe.

in a seemingly affectionate exchange. She placed the fruit on the coffee table and remarked to her husband,

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look of inner turmoil,

cups of coffee, put one back on the tray. He

obediently nodded, withdrawing her arm from

coffee for himself, Mira and his

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