Chapter 1854
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Miles followed Mirabella's gaze and was a little taken aback when he spotted the man in the room. "Your fiancé?"
"Yeah." Mirabella shifted her gaze, straightened up, and slowly made her way inside.
Miles raised an eyebrow, trailing behind her.
Once they were in the living room, Mirabella walked up to James, subtly nodding toward Miles. After a brief pause, she casually introduced him, "This is... an online friend."
Miles: ""
He guessed Mirabella didn't know his name, so she just labeled him as an online friend. It stung his pride a bit.
James stood up, his eyes deep and thoughtful, and gave a slight nod to Miles. "Mr. Miles."
Mirabella glanced at James, eyebrows slightly raised, seemingly surprised that the two were acquainted.
Miles smiled warmly, showing no trace of awkwardness, and said with
enthusiasm, "James, great to meet you. If you ever need a hand with anything, just let me know."
With that, he pulled out a business card and handed it to James. Being connected to Mirabella's fiancé naturally meant getting a bit closer.
"Sure thing." James took the card and nodded in agreement.
Right then, someone strode in from outside, heading straight for Miles. His gaze skimmed over Mirabella and James, pausing slightly on James with a nod of recognition. "James."
The newcomer was Toby, who had earlier gone to pick up Dan and the crew.
James looked at Toby, surprised to see him there. Remembering some past events, he suddenly realized why Toby had handed over the Bishop family's underground influence to the Shepherd family. Back then, Toby didn't seem as polished as he appeared-turns out, he was with Miles.
Miles glanced at Toby, not holding back, and asked directly, "What's up?"
"We've identified the person who ambushed the Davis family convoy. It's a woman named Melissa, also associated with the Davis family," Toby reported promptly.
Miles turned to Mirabella, "Do you know her?"
"Not really." Mirabella shrugged. She hadn't been back with the Davis family for long and hadn't had the time to get to know everyone.
"She has a daughter named Penelope, who seems to hold a significant position in the Davis family," Toby added.
Penelope's mother? Mirabella's eyes narrowed slightly. She had a good
impression of Penelope and
instinctively felt she wasn't someone Who would wish her harm content
As thoughts raced through her mind, Mirabella nodded, simply saying, "Alright, got it."
Miles noticed Mirabella's reaction and realized she had a plan. Clearing his throat with a hint of excitement, he asked, "Want me to... get her out?"
The motto of The Mirror was that nothing was impossible. Getting someone out was easy as pie.
Toby, watching this, couldn't help
but take a closer look at Mirabella, surprised by who she was to make Miles act so uncharacteristically and even show up in person.
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Mirabella, ever composed, gave Miles a side glance and firmly declined, "No need."
Feeling a bit useless, Miles's face fell instantly, "Oh."
Mirabella: "..."
Miles didn't linger at the manor for long and soon took off. Sitting in the car, his handsome face had already regained its usual cool demeanor.
As he drove, Toby glanced in the rearview mirror, curiosity getting the best of him. "That girl just now?" Chapters first released on Find~Novel.net
Miles gazed out the window nonchalantly, then slowly turned back with a touch of mystery, "Her? She's the goddess of fortune."
Toby's cheek twitched; he didn't quite get what "goddess of fortune" meant.
"Haven't you always wanted to know who founded that website?" Miles tapped his fingers lightly on his knee and continued slowly.
Toby's eyes widened, and he momentarily lost control of the car, nearly stopping it
in the middle of the road, "You mean she's, she's..."
Miles raised an eyebrow with a calm "Hmm."
It took Toby a moment to snap out of his shock. That girl, who looked so young, was actually the mysterious? No wonder Miles had been acting so differently earlier...
Just then, Miles's phone buzzed with a message.
It was from the goddess of fortune.
[Just remembered, I actually need your help with something in the next couple of
days.]