Chapter 456

Heather didn’t bother with Leo and Mirabella anymore, quickly teaming up with her cousin to tackle the tasks assigned by the show’s producers.

Ten minutes later, Mirabella pocketed her phone. Still basking in the joy of his little sister carrying him to victory in the game, Leo looked up at her and said, “When we get back, you gotta coach me some more. I wanna hit that Champion rank.”

Mirabella’s temples throbbed, and she rejected him without any hint of emotion, “I don’t have the time.*

Leo touched his nose, a look of dejection on his face. “Are you tired of me?”

Mirabella gave him a sidelong glance. It seemed he had successfully tossed his agent’s reminders to the back of his mind. There went his persona.

Mirabella scanned the now significantly less crowded marketplace and said, “Let’s get to business.”

At her words, Leo immediately straightened up and took the lead. “I got this!” After coasting through two episodes, he was determined to nail this simple task of grocery shopping!

Watching him stride ahead, Mirabella thought, “Well, if the little princess is happy, that’s all that matters.”

Leo meandered around before stopping in front of a stall run by an elderly man who appeared to be in his sixties. The old man didn’t have much produce left, and what was there looked a bit wilted, clearly the leftovers after a day of picky customers.

a twinge of empathy at the sight of the elderly

to his sister’s mood, pointed to a pile of tomatoes and

man took in the young customers, especially Leo, who looked vaguely familiar. He paused before

countered, “How about three bucks for two

surprised. She hadn’t pegged

man shook his head.

two pounds?”

a moment’s silence as the old man seemed taken aback. Did this young man not attend elementary school?

her face, resigned herself to the

was in

up, you’re showing off

man: Two bucks a pound. Buddy: How about four bucks for two pounds? Old man: …he

can’t. I’m dying of

this… this… truly a festival of joy

shoulder and said with empathy, “Hey, you’ve really got your

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