The Double or more Life of the Fake Heiress (Mirabella) novel Chapter 91

Emmitt's lips twisted into a sardonic smile, finding humor in the misunderstandings of the past weeks, while simultaneously feeling exasperated by his sister's silence despite her academic prowess. "If she had just talked to me more," he thought, "none of this unpleasantness would've happened."

The food tasted bland, partly from wounded pride, partly from not knowing how to face Mirabella. So, when Emmitt's phone buzzed in his pocket, he seized the excuse of urgent business and left the half-eaten meal behind.

Delilah, puzzled, watched him leave. "Isn't it the weekend?" she mused.

Shawn raised an eyebrow, his tone cryptic. "He's just being stubborn."

Delilah looked at her husband, not quite grasping his meaning. Shawn just smiled and kept his thoughts to himself.

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Once downstairs, Emmitt didn't start his car immediately but instead pulled out his phone and looked up the BrainSpark Nationals. He found the official website with ease and navigated to the scores section. He didn't have to search long before Mirabella's name leaped out at him, sitting at the top of the board, with a full hundred and fifty points.

His gaze lingered on the screen, fingers hesitant, then scrolled down to see Summer's name as well. He realized that had he not casually mentioned the competition, and had his parents not spoken of his sister's accomplishments, he might have continued to undervalue his biological sister over his adopted one—a thought that made him ruffle his hair in frustration before tossing the phone aside and starting the car.

Well, it was just a preliminary score, nothing to fuss over.

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