The Double or more Life of the Fake Heiress (Mirabella) novel Chapter 133

“Looks like little Miss Perfect from The Advanced Class is gonna eat humble pie this time. Flunked English. Can ya believe it? I’m starting to think she got in through the back door.”

“Failed English? How on Earth did she snag first place at the BrainSpark Nationals? Color me curious!”

“Maybe she bombed the test because she got stuck in the back of the exam hall, with no brainiacs around to crib off. Seems like we’re finally seeing her true performance.”

“Hit the nail on the head, buddy. She sat in the most unique position. Looks like the teachers knew what they were doing by placing her there.”

“I was all geared up to see if Mirabella would top the year again, but with those English marks... No amount of acing other subjects is gonna save her now.”

“You really think she can ace anything after bombing English? Dream on, I’m not buying it.”

Within the chat groups, such discussions were more or less the norm. This held true even for Mirabella’s own class. Needless to say, she was part of these groups, but she had silenced all notifications, rendering her oblivious to all this group chatter. Even if she had seen these messages, she wouldn't have paid much heed.

After school, Mirabella headed out to explore the herbal market her dad had mentioned that morning. She’d barely left the school gates when a figure suddenly blocked her way.

“Well, well, if it isn’t our little scaredy-cat. Ignored my texts last night, did ya?” Aiden stood there. His chin was lifted arrogantly, flanked by three lanky teens with smirks mirroring his own.

Mirabella’s gaze was fixed on Aiden, and her expression remained icy. Aiden, unnerved by her stare, quickly recovered his bravado. “I...”