Chapter 543

Mandy watched the car disappear into the distance before retracting her lingering gaze and turning around. She opened the passenger

side door and slid into the seat.

Summer, who had been watching Mandy’s every expression from the driver’s side, clenched her fingers no tightly they nearly pierced her

sklo,

The irony of today’s scene was not lost on her. Her so–called loving mother had come to pick her up, only to have eyes for Mirabella. To Mandy, it seemed her own flesh and blood meant nothing at all.

Without the star–studded halo that brought prestige to the Gilberts, Summer realized she had lost her value in their eyes. That was the harsh reality of being part of the Gilbert family.

Mandy flicked her fingemail absently and glanced in the rearview mirror Coming “Did you get your league scores?”

her sense, she asked without much preamble,

was distant as she turned her head to gaze out of the window, her emotions now firmly in

score?” Mandy inquired casually.

hadn’t known Mirabella’s score, Summer might have proudly

her eyes briefly, Summer managed to suppress her frustration and

Mandy adjusted her hair and

I came 15th”

d she do?”

After a brief pause, she probed further, “And Mimbella? How

couldn’t help but let a sarcastic smile flicker across her lips. “We’re not in the same class. How would I

brows furrowed. “Shouldn’t the rankings be public by now? How could you not know?”

a hand to her temple, leaning back in her seat with closed eyes. After a moment, she

aback by the question.

your own daughter is not as good as the girl you once fostered to feel satisfied?” Summer’s tone was tinged with sharpness. She had clearly reached her breaking point.

I’m very

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