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.”

she remembered the tight security of

ensure she got home safely. Once her ride was out of sight, he made his way back to

couch, lost in thought. Johnny approached, pouring him a

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

a complex look, then pulled out the prescription from his pocket and handed it to him. ‘Is the mystery girl really what we should be focusing

the consultation fee. For a long moment,

it is footing the bill!‘

as if the conversation never happened.

out her phone, popped in her

Zach’s voice came through, tinged with concern. “Mira, where the heck are you? Dad’s going ballistic, saying you’ve vanished off the face

Hadn’t she called Shawn earlier to say she’d

now,” she replied, cool as a

casually mentioned, “Dad said you hopped in a car, and then poof, you were gone. Had me worried

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