The Double or more Life of the Fake Heiress (Mirabella) novel Chapter 172

Back in the kitchen.

"Why did you give that young girl one of your tokens, Knox?" A hint of jealousy tinged the middle-aged man's words as he cast a complex glance toward Knox. He had been with Knox for over a decade and had never seen him take such an interest in someone, especially since Mirabella had turned down his offer to take her under his wing.

Knox was busy perfecting the dish that Mirabella had critiqued earlier. Without looking up from his task, he responded, "It's always good to make a new friend."

"But surely you didn't need to give her..."

The middle-aged man's sentence was cut short by Knox's interjection, "You have a narrow way of thinking. You don't know how to read people."

Knox paused, shaking his head slightly, then added, "Do you really think the Shepherd family's son is someone without knowledge?"

Despite the young lady's claims of ignorance regarding medicine, Knox was no fool. If he couldn't discern her modesty, would all his years of experience mean nothing?

The middle-aged man fell silent, conceding. There might've been some truth to Knox's words. However, he still found it hard to believe a girl of seventeen or eighteen could know much.

With a dismissive curl of his lip, he chose not to pursue the matter further. After all... Knox was indeed getting on in years.

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Soon after, Wyatt drove Mirabella back to her neighborhood. As soon as she stepped out of the car, she ran into Delilah and Shawn, who had just returned from their new house.

Mirabella hadn't quite shut the car door when she saw them and instinctively halted. "Dad, Mom?"