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

Chapter 552

Zach’s phone buzzed to life, and he fished it out of his pocket to see Shawn’s name flash across the screen. Carefully stepping aside in his slippers, he pressed the answer buttch and moved to speak privately.

Watching her brother, Mirabella let out a sigh and turned to James with a helpless expression. “Sorry about that.”

James cleared his throat, a gentle understanding lighting up his radiant face. “You know, your brother Zach… he’s quite the character.”

*It’s generous of you to speak up for him,” Mirabella glanced at James before her gaze wandered around, asking casually, “Where’s your grandfather?”

“He’s been taken home,” James replied softly.

Mirabella nodded in acknowledgment.

“Nikolai called me a couple of days ago and mentioned you treated a patient for him,” James said, his clear gaze seemingly touching on the topic by chance.

tumed back, leaning on the armrest of the sofa, her beautiful eyes revealing an indifferent glint. “It wasn’t a

an eyebrow. After a brief pause, he added, “Nikolai has organized a luncheon in

Zach, having finished his call, spun around. When he noticed his sister and

and stepped in front of her defensively. “It’s getting late. We should head

back her words.

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without further pressing Mirabella about the

return to gentlemanly behavior, internally

out,” Zach gestured dismissively to James, then turned to his Mira, “Come on, sis. Let’s go.” With that, he took Mirabella by the arm and led her out of the villa, not even allowing

been pretending to be a janitor sweeping the floors, stopped his charade and approached,

reaction to Nikolai’s luncheon. He

mean, Ms. Mirabella’s brother,

momentarily surprised, but seeing the