The Double or more Life of the Fake Heiress (Mirabella) novel Chapter 217

Leo let out a resigned sigh, thinking. “You’re asking so obliviously, Mom. Anyone would think you’re the evil stepmother from one of those old fairy tales.”

Looking up, Leo was about to speak when Shawn interjected. “Honey, why even ask? He’s grown enough to know when to grab a bite.” Shawn shook his head in mild exasperation.

“I was just making conversation,” Delilah retorted with a side glance at her husband, patting her face as she briskly headed to her bedroom.

Leo was left speechless. His heart felt like it had been put through a shredder since moving back home.

Mirabella glanced at Leo, who was with his self-absorbed, dazed expression, sipped her soup, and then reached for the cake box beside her, placing it in front of him. “The strawberry shortcake from this place isn’t half bad.”

And just when Leo thought, “Only my sister really gets me,” he was left bewildered.

Strawberry shortcake? What the heck? He was not a girl!

Meanwhile, Mirabella continued to slurp her soup, seemingly oblivious to Leo’s baffled look.

With a complicated mix of emotions, Leo picked up his spoon. His hunger stripped him of his usual grace as he speared a meatball and bit into it fiercely, only to splatter his shirt with greasy stains.

Awkward much?

Mirabella cleared her throat but said nothing as they ate in silence. Then, struck by a thought, Leo looked up at his sister. “Mirabella, that medicine you gave me, was it expensive?”

Collins had told him about the rarity of the medicine, urging him to ask Mirabella where she had gotten it from.