Kiss My Revenge The Heiress Strikes Back novel Chapter 24

"Had enough pinching?" Miranda frowned, her voice chilly.

What on earth was his problem? Why would he suddenly pinch her cheek like that?

Elian reluctantly withdrew his hand, his eyes lingering on Miranda, a hint of mischief flickering in his gaze.

"If I say I haven't had enough, do you think I could apply for an extension?"

Miranda furrowed her eyebrows, giving Elian a peculiar look. "Do you have some kind of skin hunger or something?"

Elian was rendered speechless.

Just then, an untimely voice interrupted them.

"Miranda? Is that really you? I thought you went abroad!"

"Abroad? More like to the countryside to tend to pigs. Did you guys actually buy that story?"

A male and a female voice chimed in.

Miranda and Elian both turned to look at the speakers.

The voices belonged to a group of college students, five or six in total, who seemed to be out for a get-together.

Coincidentally, they were all former classmates of Miranda.

These people had varying degrees of family wealth - if not heirs to fortunes, then nouveaux riches.

After Miranda was acknowledged by the Hawke family, she was sent to study at the same school as Arabella. Yet, she was forbidden from revealing her true identity, for the sake of Arabella.

The old Miranda, influenced by the Zade family, was timid and kind-hearted, so she agreed and never revealed her or Arabella's true backgrounds.

Arabella manipulated this to make everyone think that if Miranda ever mentioned the Hawke family, she was merely trying to cling to Arabella's status and was bragging.

To prevent anyone who knew Miranda from exposing the truth, she encouraged everyone to ostracize her, leaving her friendless.

Miranda glanced at Elian.

"Are you crazy?" the girl from earlier looked incredulous.

Elian leaned back slightly, his expression casually amused. "What a coincidence, I'm crazy, and she's the doctor."

The group exchanged bewildered looks.

"This broke little country bumpkin is just after your money!"

Elian's lips arched again as he gazed at Miranda. "Well, I happen to have plenty of money to go around."

By now, Elian's patience was visibly wearing thin.

His reaction left everyone a bit sour-faced. Who, in this day and age, willingly played the fool?

And Miranda's look at Elian said it all, "Had enough fun yet?"