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

Chapter 535

Owen gazed at Mirabella, and in a flash, he deciphered her silent message.

To the world, she was simply assuring him that his secrets were safe with her, but beneath the surface, she was unmistakably sending him a warning: don’t even think about digging into her past.

A flicker of intrigue passed through Owen’s eyes. Here was this seemingly average high school girl radiating an aura of strength that belied her ordinary appearance.

“It’s the quiet ones,” he mused, who often possess more talent and skill than those basking in the limelight.”

Mirabella’s cell phone buzzed in her pocket. She fished it out, saw it was a call from Zach, and with a swift flick of her finger, she dismissed the call. Looking up, she said, “The instructions for the meds are all on the sheet. I gotta Jet”

Owen stood up without trying to hold her back. “Sure thing,” he said, then turned to Johnny. “Johnny, would you mind escorting Ms. Mirabella out?“

Johnny, careful as ever, folded the prescription neatly and tucked it into his pocket before nodding, “Yeah, sure.”

but she remembered the tight security of the gated community

she got home safely. Once her

back on the couch, lost in thought. Johnny approached, pouring him a glass of warm water, and

a brief silence, he spoke, “That girl, she’s

then pulled out the prescription from his pocket and handed it to him. ‘Is

prescription and paused when his eyes landed on the consultation fee. For a long moment, he looked expressionless before

it is footing the

quickly re–pocketed the paper, pretending as if the conversation never happened. “I’ll go get the meds,” he said, bolting

Mirabella pulled out her phone, popped in her earbuds, and dialed Zach back.

concern. “Mira, where the heck are you? Dad’s going ballistic, saying

off guard. Hadn’t she called Shawn earlier to say she’d

out, heading home now,” she replied, cool as a

“Dad said you hopped in a car, and then poof, you were gone. Had me worried you’d run into trouble or