Chapter 1345

After dinner, Mirabella settled into the couch, the TV still murmuring in the

background. Her phone buzzed in her pocket, a call from Lisa. Mirabella paused, her fingers hovering over the screen for a moment as thoughts of Ben crossed her mind, before finally answering.

"Mira, I just heard you've been out sick too. Are you alright?" Lisa's voice crackled through the phone, punctuated by a cough.

Hearing the familiar, raspy cough, Mirabella lifted her gaze slightly. "I'm fine, but what about you? Still under the weather?"

Lisa coughed again, then with a hint of frustration said, "I'm mostly better, but this cough is like a clingy ex-it just won't leave me alone."

Mirabella nodded knowingly, "Keep drinking that hot tea."

figurine on the table. Her once round cheeks had slimmed down quite a bit. "So, are you heading back to school

couple more days to rest,"

her voice a bit strained. Her throat was scratchy, leading to more

and stepped out of her room, hand over her mouth as she tried to stifle her coughs while heading

planning to

her, words catching in her throat. After a pause, she finally said, "It's your brother

froze, "Trouble? What

having always treated Ben like family. "Yeah, something about leaking classified information. They've detained him in

pressed to his forehead, looking like he'd aged a decade in

now?" Lisa asked,

and tried to

serious. The chances of him getting out are really slim..." Gracie continued, but Lisa's focus

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