The Double or more Life of the Fake Heiress (Mirabella) novel Chapter 421

The next day.

At school.

In Mr. Hammond's office.

"Mirabella," he began warmly, his eyes crinkling at the edges as he leaned against his desk. "I heard about the incident with that old man from Anthony. I've been swamped with the Math Olympiad prep, so I couldn't check in sooner. But I heard you handled it yourself. How's the situation now?"

Mirabella's fingers casually lingered on the edge of the desk. After yesterday's debacle, she felt more at ease. With her on the case, that swindler Donald wouldn't be making any waves. Besides, her parents had been acting all sorts of strange, almost as if they knew Donald.

Collecting her thoughts, Mirabella's eyes shone with the earnestness of a model student. "It's all taken care of," she replied succinctly.

Mr. Hammond chuckled at that. "I was about to roll up my sleeves and take a trip to the hospital myself if that man kept causing trouble."

Her eyebrows arched in mild surprise. "You never suspected that I might have actually hit the man?"

"I trust my students' integrity far more," Mr. Hammond declared without a hint of hesitation, chin lifted proudly.

Touching her nose thoughtfully, Mirabella said, "Thanks for believing in me. If there's nothing else, may I head back to class?"

"Hold up, there's one more thing," Mr. Hammond interjected, pulling out a registration form from his drawer. "This year's Math Olympiad—you're a star pupil at Parkside High. You simply must compete."

"You're the first in years to score full marks in an international competition," Mr. Hammond replied, his expression a mix of pride and exasperation. "What do you think?"

Mirabella nonchalantly admitted, nodding, "Well, I know I'm pretty formidable."

A twitch of feighed annoyance flickered across Mr. Hammond's face as he slapped the form onto the desk. "Just fill it out and get out of here." Her cockiness was almost too much to bear.

As Mirabella picked up a pen and started to write her name, a thought struck her, and she looked up. "By the way, is there a cash prize for winning this Olympiad?"

Mr. Hammond just stared blankly for a moment. No cash prize, and suddenly the star student wasn't so keen?