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

Chapter 508

Johnny glanced back at Owen. There was no other choice, anyway. With a casual wave, he said, “Have at it, then, hardly daring to hope for anything remarkable.

After saying that, he left the room, convinced that looking for miracles in a young girl was a fool’s errand. It was better to follow orders and go prepare the car.

Asher, standing nearby, muttered under his breath, “Dad, c’mon, at least try to save our family some dignity.”

The Reeves family had staked their reputation on this girl, and if she failed to diagnose, it would be yet another embarrassment. Asher was visibly opposed to his father’s actions.

Nikolai wouldn’t even dignify Asher with a glance. Instead, he turned to Mirabella and said, “Ms. Mirabella, it’s your turn to take a look.”

Mirabella could respond, Asher scoffed, this time to Dane, “Dane, you think Dad’s gone off

shivered with

There’s no harm in giving it a shot.” His words were diplomatic, but laced with clear skepticism, albeit more tactfully phrased than Asher’s blunt outbursts.

wanting to stick around for more humiliation. With a hastily made excuse, he left

the room.

letting him go, and then focused his attention on Mirabella. He gestured politely, stepping back to give her

Nikolai had absolute faith in Mirabella’s expertise, but

took a few steps forward, and stood by the bedside. Instead of immediately checking Owen’s pulse, she asked, “Your family has seen this illness before, haven’t they?” Her tone was inquisitive, but her

young girl’s piercing eyes that betrayed a wisdom beyond her years, found it difficult to regard

thought, he replied, “Not

illness. Someone in your lineage must have had it.”