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

Chapter 1657

Mirabella was completely unaware of the emotional storm her words had stirred up in Nellie. She nodded patiently, repeating, "This is where my Uncle Chester lives."

When Nellie heard those words again, she couldn't help but catch her breath. She was at a loss for how to describe the whirlwind of emotions swirling inside her.

Never in a million years had she expected such a twist of fate. That Rea, this child, would be connected to that man.

She knew Rea now went by Mirabella, but she'd never linked her to the Davis family... Nellie's lips twisted into a bittersweet smile. Maybe this was fate playing its hand?

She closed her eyes for a moment and murmured, "Seems like your Uncle Chester's quite the wealthy guy."

"Isn't he just?" Mirabella chimed in, unable to resist adding, "Oh, my Uncle Chester is loaded, but who knows who'll end up with his fortune one day."

Nellie was caught off guard again. After a pause, she asked, "What do you mean? Shouldn't it be... shouldn't it be his kids who inherit?"

Mirabella glanced around the grand hall and sighed, "Well, my Uncle Chester's had a pretty rough ride. No kids, no wife, living all alone in this big ol' mansion. Don't you think it's a bit sad, Nellie?"

heavy weight pressing

Nellie's voice through the phone, confirming what she'd

the family patriarch, and from their recent chat, it wasn't hard to guess there was

seemed to live as if a

tough to believe there wasn't some connection between them. Mirabella

already knew the answer, hearing Rea say it out loud made something inside her snap, as if a tightly wound string

slipped from her fingers, hitting the floor

like it might crumble at any moment. It took her a while to bend down

the phone,

a deep, weary

and waited a couple of

call back, she tucked her

then pushed open the glass door and

Mirabella was on the