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.

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

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

a

downtime, she snapped photos of several titles on holistic

browsed through the images, remembering their dinner conversation the night before when she

and pharmacology weren’t exactly Vincent’s cup of tea. He had only learned about them because of his

be a renaissance man, why not broaden his horizons with a few more skills? With this newfound perspective, the

deskmate leaned over with his smartphone in hand and nudged him. “Hey, you know this

disinterest and then looked away.

you wouldn’t,” his deskmate muttered, pocketing his phone.

agreement when something clicked. He turned sharply back to his deskmate. “Wait

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