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

Chapter 1558

Mirabella gave Dylan a gentle pat on the shoulder and said warmly, "Don't worry, your dad's already forgiven you." She stood tall, with a loving expression that carried a touch of parental authority.

Dylan was momentarily at a loss for words. "..."

"Let's get going," Mirabella said with a wave, then turned and walked into the school. Dylan stayed put, watching until she was completely out of sight.

He thought to himself, if his dad was still his dad, then all those wild ideas he'd been having were completely off base. Running a hand through his slightly curly hair, Dylan felt a wave of relief that he hadn't blurted out something outrageous. Otherwise, he might have been without a dad today!

Joseph was waiting by the curb for Dylan. As Dylan got closer, Joseph opened the car door and asked, "Heading straight to the hotel? The regional managers are lined up for your video conference."

Dylan gave a nod, but a thought stopped him before getting in the car. He turned to Joseph and said, "Oh, by the way, here's your chance to make things right."

Joseph looked surprised, but then his eyes lit up. "Sure, what do you need?"

Dylan lowered his gaze and said, "Swing by the Tech Center and clear things up with Dr. Ray about the canceled collaboration. We can't let a few folks trying to steal others' work mess up our relationship with them, right?"

quickly caught on to what Dylan meant.

at Hank, and this was his shot at redemption.

nodded, his expression now cool and detached, a stark difference from his earlier warmth with Mirabella. Trying to rip

the car. Joseph joined him, and after dropping Dylan at the hotel, he

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secretary hurried over, speaking respectfully, "Dr. Ray, James is here, waiting in your office." Hearing this, Dane's face lit up with a smile, and he waved

eager to relay more information, followed closely. "Also, Dr. Ray, Joseph from the

turned to her. "They're here for me? Did they

her head. "They didn't specify, just mentioned they wanted to apologize in

Apologize?

weren't any current

entertained for a bit.

nodded and headed to the

redirected his curious