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

Chapter 1709

Mirabella finished reading the message, her almond-shaped eyes twinkling with a hint of mystery. She tapped out a quick reply on her phone: "Okay."

After she sent it, the other end stayed silent.

She tucked her phone away, got up, and did a quick morning routine. Today, she needed to head back to the Davis estate.

As she reached the bottom of the stairs, she spotted Grady in the living room. His face had a look she'd never seen before-cool and distant. Opposite him sat James, and from where she stood, the tension between them was as thick as fog, like an electric charge crackling in the air.

Mirabella thoughtfully touched her nose and walked over. "Uncle, didn't you go back last night?"

She plopped down next to James, breaking the silent face-off between him and Grady.

Grady was caught off guard.

The winner was clear.

A slight, knowing smile tugged at the corners of James's mouth.

Grady could see the challenge in James's smile, but with Miss Mira right there, he couldn't call him out. Instead, he cleared his throat and said, "I wasn't comfortable leaving you alone."

Especially after his folks discovered that the people behind the attempted

be linked to Phantom Watch, Merrywoods' main base. Letting his guard down wasn't an

happened, Keir would have his head for

knew exactly what Grady

would've found out about her ties to the Davis family,

Davis family was probably already under a

darkened. Since her th Santos last

run-in

seen

It just

later

than she thought.

what, she wouldn't let the Davis family get caught off

look as he yawned his

look was all it took for him to

fierce as

Mirabella's left, leaned in, and whispered, "Sis, who's that?

looks pretty intense."

his sharp ears, raised

Cassie a quick

realized