Chapter 1170

The next day rolled around, and being a Saturday, Mirabella had the day off from school.

In the afternoon, Delilah was busy upstairs, sorting through some things, when her phone started buzzing on the coffee table. She didn't hear it, but Mirabella, who was lounging on the couch, noticed. While texting her friends, she hesitated for a second before reaching over to check the caller ID. The number seemed familiar, so she picked up the phone.

It was Austin on the line.

Mirabella didn't say anything at first, letting Austin take the lead. He told her about a banquet he was organizing under the Cunningham family's name, inviting people from the elite circles. This call was his way of saying he agreed to the conditions Mirabella had set the night before.

After he finished, Austin realized the other end was silent, so he pulled the phone away to see if the call was still connected. It was. Just as he was about to ask

something, a cool, young voice cut in.

"What time?" Mirabella asked nonchalantly.

put into helping Romero, it was only expected they'd cave to her demands. Still, she was

his bearings. "Seven o'clock. Oh, and Mira, where are you staying now? Maybe my uncle could swing by to pick

call ended with the beep of a hang-up tone. Austin paused mid-sentence,

caught that look and couldn't help but let a hint of sarcasm show. Just because they knew the

small scoff but

phone away. "Tonight's banquet is important. Try to

mockingly gestured to her neck. "I just said a couple of things, and out of nowhere, your sister's bodyguard injured

injury, pausing before saying,

tonight. Better to avoid causing trouble if I

rubbed his temples,

she had to attend. After all, the guest list was full of important people from their circles,

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for a moment, deleted the call log, and placed the phone back. When

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