The Double or more Life of the Fake Heiress (Mirabella) novel Chapter 410

After getting home from James' place, Mirabella headed straight to her room. After a quick wash-up, without even cracking open a book, she sprawled out on her bed and fell into a deep sleep.

Post-acupuncture, she always required heaps of sleep to recover. So, she flung the unreasonable demands the scamming old man made over the phone, out of her mind like yesterday's newspaper. Before hitting the hay, she had even set her phone to Do Not Disturb mode.

Therefore, poor Donald waited in the hospital for half a day. He was convinced that Mirabella's soft heart would bring her to the hospital, arms laden with goodies. Instead, he was left watching the clock hands complete lap after lap... until 11 PM came and went. There was no shadow of Mirabella, not even a buzz from the phone.

Donald's mustache practically bristled with indignation. "What kind of girl is she? Not an ounce of compassion!" Fuming, Donald fished out his phone and dialed Mirabella's number.

The phone rang off the hook until an automated voice signaled the call had gone unanswered. Donald mashed the end call button with a forceful thumb.

Just then, the silence of the hospital room was broken by a grumbling tummy. Donald looked down, feeling quite sorry for himself, and patted his belly.

He was so starving.

But then he thought, "If I'm asleep, I won't feel hungry." With that, he laid back down, pulled the blanket over himself, and closed his eyes, trying to sleep.

Five minutes later, as the grumbling grew louder, Donald flung off the covers and sat up, irritated. He glanced at the nightstand, where a lone apple remained in the fruit bowl – the last of four the nurse had brought him that afternoon.

Just looking at that last apple made his teeth itch with acidity, and he mentally tallied a new grudge against Mirabella.

It was just a scam, but this girl was proving to be anything but sweet.

Just like his no-good, ungrateful son. Cold-blooded and heartless!

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The next day.

Mirabella woke up, refreshed from a dreamless night, and reached for her phone to check the time, only to find it unresponsive.