Miranda quickly handed Hannah a ss of iced tea. "Take your time, and careful not getting choked."


    Hannah took a sip, eyeing Miranda''s calm demeanor. She couldn''t help but ask, "Mira, why aren''t you reacting at all?"


    Miranda swirled her coffee, maintaining herposure for a few seconds before suddenly putting on an exaggerated look of shock. "Wow! Really?"


    Hannah''s lips twitched. "Could you be any more fake?"


    Miranda cleared her throat, and returned to her usual self. She uttered calmly, "Go on, I''m listening."


    Arabe getting kicked out by the Hawke family was something Miranda had seening from a mile away. After all, she was well-informed about their affairs. William sent her updates on the Hawke family''s dealings almost daily.


    So, when Alden and Grace recently started trying to arrange a marriage for Arabe, Miranda wasn''t surprised.


    Hannah continued, "A few friends in my circle mentioned the Hawke family was desperate to secure a marriage alliance, but anyone who heard it was Arabe ran a mile. Apparently, Alden and Grace even got humiliated by some gossip- loving families over Arabe.


    They initially wanted totch onto the ckwell family, but Theo refused outright. And of course, the ckwells weren''t about to let someone like Arabe through their doors. Oh, and get this: Arabe once tried to stop Sebastian''s car but got chased off by his bodyguards. She actually thought she could score a prince like Sebastian. Talk about delusional."


    Hannah shook her head. "Tsk, I wonder if she''s crazy or what, to think she believe Sebastian is into her."


    As Hannah spoke, she nced at Miranda, who continued sipping her coffee unperturbed without any tangible shift of the expression. Hannah felt a pang of disappointment. She was rooting for her sister to end up with Sebastian, after all. Why wasn''t Miranda reacting at all?


    "The brothers who used to defend Arabe like she was their little princess? Not a peep from them now. Shows how fickle people can be. They marketed her as their precious little sister, but look at them now; none of them are stepping up to help her. I guess Arabe had iting. Leeching off your identity for so many years was more than she deserved."


    Hannah snorted, "She never knew her ce, always dared toe and provoke you. I heard she left the Hawke family in disgrace, and everyone''s just waiting to see the spectacle."


    Miranda curled her lips upward and ced her coffee cup down. "To the Hawke family, Arabe''s nothing but a burden now. Since she''s not their real daughter, distancing themselves is their best option when there''s rift emerging. But I''m curious."


    She narrowed her eyes thoughtfully. They were all in the same boat, after all. Wasn''t the Hawke family afraid Arabe might drag them down with her if she decided to expose their secrets?


    Unless... Perhaps it was all for show. Given they were tied together by circumstance, maybe the Hawkes were still secretly supporting Arabe.


    Arabe wouldn''t dare to go public and ruin her own life. Arabe craved the spotlight, the vanity, the money and fame. She wouldn''t really burn bridges with the Hawkes


    unless absolutely rese


    swnovel


    "What are you curious about?" Hannah asked, her eyes wide with curiosity. Miranda raised an eyebrow. "I''m curious about where Arabe will live next."


    Hannah uttered, "Uh, probably back with the Zades? Why do you care where she stays?"


    Miranda replied, "So I''ll know where to find her and give her a piece of my mind if I ever feel upset."


    Hannah was momentarily speechless. Their conversation was abruptly interrupted by a sharp voice cutting through the air.


    "Bitch! You''re the one who ratted on us, aren''t you?"


    Adam''s figure emerged in the distance, his eyes filled with malice as he picked up


    a ss bottle and advanced menacingly toward Miranda.