Chapter 516

Mirabella had barely stepped beyond the manicured hedges of her family’s estate when her cellphone, tucked into the pocket of her

it was Shawn. denim jacket, began to buzz. She fished it out and glanced at the caller ID

She tapped the green icon and the sound of rustling leaves accompanied her father’s voice, “Kiddo, I thought you were home. Where’d you scurry off to?”

Mirabella paused mid–stride, and her brows knitted together in mild confusion. “How did you know I left?”

There was a moment’s hesitation from Shawn before he replied, trying to sound nonchalant, “I just caught a glimpse of you from the balcony.”

Something about his answer didn’t sit right with her, but she decided not to dwell on it. “I’m heading to the library to bury myself in some books,” she said.

huh?” Shawn mused, thinking of the Shepherd family’s Donald who was currently

touched the tip of her nose, which was a habit when she felt slightly awkward, and

thought. She hailed a cab

of old books. In her downtime, she snapped photos of several titles on

Queen Mira, was pleasantly surprised. He browsed through the images, remembering their

Vincent’s cup of tea. He had only learned about them because of his family’s Hammond heritage. Still, seeing Mirabella’s recommended reading, he silently

the books. After all, if one was to be a renaissance man, why not broaden his horizons with a few more skills? With this newfound perspective, the idea of cooking suddenly seemed less of a chore to Vincent. In fact, he felt an urge to dive in and improve

you know this girl?” he whispered, showing an image of a girl

the screen with mild disinterest and

you wouldn’t,” his deskmate

was just about to nod in agreement when something clicked. He turned sharply back to his deskmate. “Wait

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