The Double or more Life of the Fake Heiress (Mirabella) novel Chapter 971

James listened to the question on the other end of the line, casually lifting his head to glance at Mirabella as he walked forward. He replied in an easygoing tone, “Yeah, girlfriend.”

Trailing behind, Mirabella stumbled in surprise.

Noticing this, James chuckled, grabbed her shoes from the shoe rack, and set them on the floor.

Sam, on the other end of the phone, sounded skeptical. “Bull, didn’t you just say not too long ago that there was nothing between you two? Are you trying to fool your uncle who doesn’t know what’s going on?”

James opened the door and leaned lazily against the frame, waiting for Mirabella to come out. His gaze wandered to the garden cloaked in the night sky. He nodded and added, “It was bound to happen sooner or later.”

Mirabella: “...”

Sometimes having sharp ears isn’t all that great.

Sam’s mouth twitched, feeling the conversation was going nowhere. “Alright then, keep it up, and don’t forget to drop by my camp in the next few days.”

James’s gaze sharpened slightly, and he murmured in agreement before hanging up.

After a brief pause, he turned his head to look at Mirabella behind him. She seemed calm, but her eyes were a bit unfocused. James raised an eyebrow, stood up straight, took the backpack from her hands, and said, “Let’s go, I’ll walk you home.”

He led the way.

Mirabella hesitated for a moment, then followed.

As they strolled through the neighborhood, the streetlights cast long shadows of them walking together. Despite the silence, there was a comfortable ease between them.

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