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

Chapter 480

Nikolai didn’t press further but shifted the topic with a smile, “By the way, are you into herbs?”

Mirabella raised an eyebrow in confusion at Nikolai’s query.

With a chuckle, Nikolai elaborated, “I’ve spent the last two years cultivating some Foxglove. Maybe you’d like to take a look at my herbs garden when you have a moment?”

Mirabella’s face showed a hint of surprise. She was about to respond when Asher, Nikolai’s son, had quietly approached and cut in. “Dad, you’re getting mixed up. We don’t have any Foxglove in our garden. Let’s not give anyone a reason to laugh at us.”

The Reeves and Mendoza families had long been close allies, and since it was Knox’s birthday, Asher naturally joined his father at the Mendoza family’s birthday celebration. He hadn’t expected to run into Mirabella there.

Asher had a great deal of respect for Mirabella’s potion–making skills after watching her work, but that respect hadn’t extended beyond professional admiration. He certainly didn’t share his father’s near obsession with her.

felt compelled to intervene, emphasizing the word ‘outsiders‘ to

by his younger son’s interruption, Nikolai furrowed his brow and turned to Asher with a scolding

at Mirabella, but since James was also present, he maintained a polite demeanor, conveniently ignoring his father’s displeasure. “Dad, Foxglove is such a rare herb. How could our family

on the table. James poured her another cup of tea, which she

James‘ gesture with a hint of suspicion. Why would someone from the esteemed Shepherd family show such special attention to a young girl? Asher had asked his father about Mirabella before, and Nikolai told him she was just an ordinary high school student, not

his expression. “It seems you didn’t

being naive, unaware that there were bigger fish in the sea. No matter how well–versed Mirabella was in herbs, how could a seventeen or eighteen–year–old girl possibly memorize the properties

inside, glared at Asher before turning back to Mirabella with some embarrassment.

her eyes sparkling with mirth as she interrupted, “Mr. Asher is correct. Foxglove is indeed rare, requiring very specific soil and environmental conditions. Aside from the chance of finding it in deep, old forests, trying to cultivate it is… quite difficult.”