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

Chapter 1340

Adler gave his nose a thoughtful scratch, still puzzled over Mirabella's phrase, "no fight, no acquaintance," but too shy to probe further. At the doorway, Carter took a deep breath, then spun around and walked off. There was no way he could take on the woman inside, and he knew he'd end up on the losing end. No point in sticking around!

So, the group that had barged in with such bluster left quietly, not leaving a trace behind. The door clicked shut again. Adler stared at it for a moment, trying to wrap his head around the fact, "Did they really just up and leave like that?"

He'd imagined all sorts of dramatic scenes in his head, but nothing had happened at all. Mirabella shot him a sidelong glance, "Would you rather they came back in for round two?"

"A fight?" Adler's lips twitched, "Did you actually fight them before?"

Mirabella fished her phone out of her pocket, shaking her head with a modest grin, "Nope, do I look like I could take anyone on?"

Adler heard her, and while her words made sense, the way those folks had bolted as if they'd seen a ghost was definitely intriguing. He dragged a chair over and sat back down, deciding against urging Mirabella to leave after everything that had just gone down.

door swung open again. This time, it wasn't the law enforcement folks at the door. As soon as Adler saw it

nodded,

gave a little nod, sitting there with a smile, showing no sign he wanted to leave himself. Mirabella made her

nodded, casually asking, "Nothing

bumped into an

the door quickly averted his gaze. James raised an eyebrow,

Mirabella nodded, took a step, and then realized Adler was still sitting there like he'd lost his mind. She turned back, seeing him still in the detention room, looking a

out, "You

out of it, just staring at the door. "This guy's in a daze,"

jumped up and hurried out,

I'm not stopping you," Mirabella