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

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.noveldrama

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

kidnapping of Miss Mira's friends might be linked to Phantom Watch, Merrywoods' main base. Letting his guard down wasn't an option.

If anything else happened, Keir would have his head for sure.

Mirabella knew exactly what Grady was worried about.

With Santos's skills, he would've found out about her ties to the Davis family, so Merrywoods being in chaos wasn't a shocker.

And the Davis family was probably already under a microscope from those folks.

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No matter what, she wouldn't let the Davis family get caught off guard. Just then, Cassie wandered downstairs.

The young guy still had that sleepy look as he yawned his way into the living room.

He hadn't met Grady before. A quick look was all it took for him to hurriedly avert his eyes, sleepiness fading fast.

The man looked as fierce as the third elder.

Cassie sat on Mirabella's left, leaned in, and whispered, "Sis, who's that? He

looks pretty intense."

Grady, with his sharp ears, raised an eyebrow.

Mirabella cleared her throat and gave Cassie a quick intro, "...Just call him Grady."

Once Cassie realized this was

someone from his sister's family, he straightened up, flashing a polite

smile "Hi, Uncle Grady, I'm Cassie

Davis, the brother my sister picked up along the way."

Grady remembered Atlas

mentioning that Miss Mira had taken in a younger brother while she was in the countryside. Seeing him in person was a bit surprising.

The kid had this pure and innocent vibe, especially with those bright, clear eyes that seemed untouched by the world's messiness.

He had a natural charm.

And sitting next to Miss Mira, there was an odd resemblance between them.

If he didn't know Zach wasn't the kind to have flings, Grady might've wondered if the boy was Zach's secret son.

Grady collected his thoughts, nodded at Cassie, and tried to come across as a friendly elder, "Hello."

Cassie beamed, showing off his pearly whites, then turned to Mirabella, "Sis, are you heading out now?"