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

Chapter 1713

The shopkeeper squinted at his phone, wondering if his eyes were deceiving him. Where was the rare, precious medicine he was promised? Was this it? Really?

Mirabella caught his bewildered look and asked, "What's up? Is it not available?"

Pulled back to reality, the shopkeeper looked up, his face showing a mix of confusion and disbelief. "Is this everything you need?"

"Yeah, why? Is there a problem?" Mirabella asked, genuinely curious.

"Uh, no..." His cheek twitched as he glanced at the list on her phone again, quietly admitting to himself that relying on superstitions was pointless. The old saying about a twitching left eye bringing fortune was clearly nonsense.

With a sigh, he said, "Give me a sec, I'll get everything for you."

After speaking, he took out his phone, snapped a picture of the list on Mirabella's screen, and headed back to the counter, not forgetting to grab his freshly brewed coffee.

Mirabella watched him, speechless. This shopkeeper was quite the character.

he returned with a clear plastic bag and dropped

the no-frills packaging, amused. Well, this was definitely a

opened the bag and checked the contents. To her surprise, the seasonal herbs that required careful selection were

go wrong," the shopkeeper boasted, chin up with pride. He

raised an eyebrow and gave him a two-word nod of respect,

lady, you've got a sharp eye." He gave her a thumbs-up, then took a closer look at

Mirabella replied

"It's rare to see someone your age with

how much for

of running this shop, he'd never been asked for a discount like this. Clearly, small talk

a small business, no discounts... It's $2,853 total.

"No

fair, but it never hurt

slipping, his resolve

more, but the herbs