The Double or more Life of the Fake Heiress (Mirabella)

James glanced at his watch. "I gotta go. You should head inside."

Mirabella nodded and watched him get into the car parked by the curb. Only after he drove off did she turn back towards the restaurant.

Just then, the Song family's estate manager arrived at the restaurant's entrance.

The entrance had a revolving door, and Mirabella, lost in thought, didn't notice her surroundings. She walked ahead, nearly bumping into the estate manager.

The manager frowned at the young woman's lack of manners, his expression clearly displeased.

Mirabella looked up, lips parting as if to apologize, but seeing his stern face, she simply withdrew her gaze and continued into the restaurant.

Rude, she thought to herself.

The estate manager, trying to keep his temper in check, dusted off his sleeves as if brushing away some invisible dirt, then straightened his back and followed her inside.

*

As soon as Mirabella returned to the banquet hall, Delilah spotted her and waved her over. Mirabella pressed a hand to her forehead and walked towards her.

"Where's James? Didn't he just come by?" Delilah asked, puzzled, looking past Mirabella.

"He had to rush back to the city for something urgent. Dropped off the gift and left," Mirabella explained briefly.

"Oh, okay," Delilah replied, a bit disappointed but quickly remembering the numerous guests attending today. "Well, it's probably for the best that he left early."

Then, grabbing her daughter's hand, Delilah said, "Come on, let me introduce you to a few more of Uncle Marian's friends..." She stopped mid-sentence as her gaze landed on the approaching estate manager.

Mirabella, who had been looking down, noticed Delilah's sudden silence and looked up in confusion.

By then, Delilah had regained her composure and blocked her daughter's view. "I just remembered, I left my phone in my bag. Can you ask your dad where he put it and fetch it for me?"

Catching the odd look on Delilah's face, Mirabella hesitated for a second before nodding and heading towards Shawn.

Delilah watched her daughter walk away and then let out a sigh of relief.

She approached the estate manager, her meticulously made-up face showing no emotion.

"Miss, long time no see," the estate manager greeted Delilah courteously, his gaze briefly following the departing Mirabella.

Delilah's demeanor was cool and distant. "There's no need to call me 'miss.' I have no ties to the Song family anymore."

After a brief pause, not wanting to engage in a lengthy conversation with the estate manager, she said directly, "Please tell Kitty I will not be returning to the Song family. Tell her to stop calling me and to stop looking for me."noveldrama

Hearing Delilah's definitive statement, the estate manager's face stiffened for a moment. After a while, he spoke again, "But... Miss Kitty is outside waiting for you."

Delilah's lips curled slightly, her voice growing impatient, "I said no."

"The Song family is still your maternal home. Are you really going to be so heartless? Don't you think about your husband's family, your children's futures?" The estate manager stood tall, his tone light.

Delilah couldn't help but laugh lightly, shaking her head. "Ignorance is bliss, huh? Save that talk for others, not me."

The manager's brow furrowed further.