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

Chapter 124
Shawn stood up, grabbed the cellphone from the floor, and placed it on the
coffee table. Without
a word, he just patted his eldest son on the shoulder and walked away.
Delilah let out a disappointed sigh. “You're just too hard on Mira. She's your
sister, not a stranger. But you're always so reluctant to trust her a little more. Take
tonight, for instance. If you'd just kept your cool, things wouldn't have blown up
like this.”
Emmitt's hand, hanging by his side, clenched tighter. His face twisted in a
grimace of shame and embarrassment. When he had received Summer's tearful
call earlier that night, he'd rushed to judgment against Mirabella without a second
thought. He was convinced in his gut that his sister was nothing but trouble. Even
if she did have a close bond with Summer's grandma, surely whisking her away
without a heads-up was not okay, right?
And now what?
A self-mocking smile flickered across Emmitt's lips. After all his bluster and
accusations, it had all been a big misunderstanding.
Compared to Summer, Mirabella seemed to do nothing but irk him with her
antics. Even when she aced a competition, he only briefly saw her in a new light
before once again being disappointed by her aloof and uncommunicative
demeanor.
Today's drama felt eerily similar to that past incident. But in the end, he had to
admit he was the problem. Even if she had explained, he wouldn't have believed
her.
She had challenged him, saying, “If I told you I wasn’t the one who took her, how
would you judge?” But his first instinct had still been disbelief.
Indeed, what was the point in explaining when you knew you wouldn't be
believed? If he was in her shoes, he wouldn't bother to explain either.
Emmitt rubbed his face and forced a wry smile.
Fresh out of the shower, with her hair still dripping wet, Mirabella grabbed the
hairdryer and her charging phone, holding down the power button. In seconds, it
came to life, bombarded with a flurry of texts and missed calls, including several
from Emmitt and a few from unknown numbers.
She scrolled through them, turned off the hairdryer, and dialed Catherine. This
time, there was no cold, disconnected tone.
Soon, the call connected.
Mirabella held the phone without speaking, and on the other end, Catherine also
remained silent. The line was filled only with faint breathing. After a long pause,
Mirabella softly called out, “Grandma.”
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Yes, dear... 'm here.” Catherine's
voice came through, accompanied by
the sound of something being
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Mirabella pressed a hand to her
forehead in resignation, then pulled
up a chair and sat down. With a sigh,

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she asked, “Are you set on having me

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As if on cue, the background clatter ceased.
Two seconds later, Catherine's meek voice explained, “Ahem. I was just trying to
pour myself a glass of water and wasn't paying attention.”
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Mirabella raised an eyebrow, and
leaned back lazily in her chair. The
warm light of the room. cast a cozy

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glow on her face. She drawled, “Yeah,
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