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

Chapter 566

Mirabella set the bottle back on the table, turned her head with a playful gaze, and smirked at Asher. “Did you use my recipe to brew this potion?”

Asher shifted uncomfortably under her scrutinizing eyes, his fingers twitching but not daring to retrieve the bottle.

He knew, of course, that Dane’s potion was concocted following Mirabella’s instructions. But what of it? If it worked, that was all that mattered, right?

Nikolai, overhearing the exchange, suddenly fixed his eyes on Mirabella’s face. After a brief pause, his attention darted to the bottle on

the table.

He moved quickly, almost clumsily, bumping into his chair in his haste. Johnny, sitting nearby, jumped to his aid, worried that Nikolai might cause a scene.

an pharmacist, but his knowledge

what. He had asked Dane about it, only to receive a vague response about research. Nikolai hadn’t pressed further. So, it was Mirabella’s

the first time, at a loss for words. Pure research would have been one thing, but this was theft, plain and simple. Suddenly unsteady, Nikolai fumbled with the

moved to Nikolai’s side. Before he could utter a word, Nikolai’s hand struck him across the face. “A complete disgrace, he spat.

face. He wondered how the

the potion to Owen in front of Mirabella and be done with

room was steeped in awkwardness.

the floor, placing it back on the table. “To brew potions is one thing,” she mused dryly, “but this… this is amateur

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Asher with a glint of annoyance. The Reeves family, he mused, all seemed to lack the makings of leadership, save for Nikolai. Rising gracefully, James casually draped

we heading to the library?” James‘