The Double or more Life of the Fake Heiress (Mirabella) novel Chapter 1485

Standing by the door of the adjacent room, Zach leaned his head out just in time to catch a glimpse of Emmitt's joy-filled profile. He couldn't help but say, "Emmitt, I told you ages ago, Mirabella might hold a grudge, but she's not heartless."

If only he had taken the step forward sooner, all this awkwardness could have been avoided by now.

Hearing his brother's voice from behind, Emmitt straightened up, his face returning to its usual composed expression. He turned around, saying as if nothing had happened, "It's getting late. Goodnight."

Zach's gaze lingered on the slight smile playing at the corners of Emmitt's lips, his eyebrows raised in a half-mocking, half-amused gesture.

As if not noticing Zach's expression, Emmitt calmly returned to his room. Once the door was shut, the smile on his lips deepened.

His phone in his pocket kept vibrating, flooded with New Year's wishes from friends and colleagues.

Feeling cheerful, Emmitt responded to each message with a generous digital gift.

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The next day, New Year's Day, Mirabella went downstairs early to find her parents handing her a thick envelope.

In addition to that, her Messenger was filled with similar digital envelopes, not just from relatives and friends, but also from school teachers, professors, and even some senior students from the physics department she hadn't met in person yet.

Looking at the long list of figures in her digital wallet, Mirabella couldn't help but feel that hanging out with affluent people had its perks.

Just the New Year money alone could cover a down payment for an apartment in Riverdale.

After having New Year soup for breakfast, Mirabella took her dog, Baxter, out for a walk. Walking past the neighboring villa, she glanced up briefly before quickly diverting her gaze.

She had met James the night before, and he had rushed back to Riverdale overnight.