The Double or more Life of the Fake Heiress (Mirabella) novel Chapter 611

Shawn's smile faded when his daughter asked him about it. After a brief, heavy silence, he finally spoke, "Nick was kidnapped when he was twelve."

That traumatic event had changed him into who he was now.

"Kidnapped?" Mirabella's eyes widened. She had suspected it, but hearing it confirmed was still a shock.

"Yeah. We didn't live here back then. Due to some circumstances, Nick was taken. By the time we found him, he was... barely alive."

A twelve-year-old boy, held by a gang of ruthless thugs for three excruciating days, tormented without mercy.

Every minute was an endless agony etched into Nick's young soul.

Though he was eventually rescued, the bright, cheerful boy he once was seemed lost forever.

Shawn's voice was heavy, with a slight tremble. He didn't go into the gruesome details.

Some memories are better left buried, and they certainly didn't want Mirabella to carry the burden of the Davis family's dark past.

The atmosphere in the car thickened with unspoken words. Mirabella glanced at Shawn, who seemed like a different person altogether, and chose not to ask more.

The story of the kidnapping was a raw, bleeding memory, no matter who recounted it.

After a while, Mirabella spoke softly, "It's all in the past now. Nick will get better."

"Yeah," Shawn replied, looking out the car window, trying to push down the rising memories.

The rest of the drive was silent, each lost in their thoughts.

Soon, they arrived back at their neighborhood.

A nondescript sedan was parked outside their villa, indicating the guests had arrived.

Delilah nudged her daughter to chat with Autumn, so Mirabella set her bag down and took a seat next to Autumn.

"Have we met before...?" Autumn began, but Mirabella quickly interrupted, "We've never met!"

Her expression was serious, and Autumn's unfinished question hung in the air, "Oh... I must be mistaken then."

"Right," Mirabella confirmed with a nod.

She couldn't let on that she was the sister of the notorious 'playboy' Autumn had complained about at the last matchmaking event.

Autumn scratched her head, sensing something was off, but didn't push it. After all, she was just here to accompany her mother for dinner.

Before long, Zach's car pulled up to the villa. As he walked in and saw the guests on the sofa, his entire face froze.