Chapter 185


    Mirabe nced at Summer with a smirk ying on her lips. A gentle breeze teased a strand of her


    hair across her face, which she casually blew aside. Her voice wasnguid with a hint of arrogance.


    “And who the hell do you think you are tomand me like that?”


    Her voice, a little husky, carried a natural haughtiness that somehow made even her coarsest words


    sound stylishly rebellious.


    Summer’s usuallyposed expression froze momentarily before a sardonic smile curled her lips. “Do


    you really think acing a few tests makes you something special?”


    Mirabe’s brows arched with insouciance. Deep down, she’d always wondered why the bonal fide


    Gilbert family heiress was so persistent in seeking attention from her. Was this what it meant to return


    to a life of privilege, basking in parental adoration, with nothing better to do than y pretentious


    games?


    Shaking her head in mild amusement, Mirabe withdrew her gaze, too indifferent to continue the


    conversation, and turned to continue her way toward the school gates.


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    Watching Mirabe’s retreating figure, Summer’s face darkened with disdain. She absolutely despised


    that superior air Mirabe wore like a second skin as if she were some kind of aristocrat. It was


    laughable, really, considering Mirabe had grown up in some backwater town. Did she truly see


    herself as such a big deal?


    Summer rolled up the car window with an annoyed flick of her wrist and instructed the driver to leave.


    Inside the ssroom,Mirabe noticed Jenna, who had made it to ss that day. After taking her seat,


    she gently tapped Jenna on the shoulder.


    Jenna had been in a daze since arriving at school, a stark contrast to her usual eagerness to greet


    Mirabe. Startled by the tap, Jenna finally snapped out of it.


    “Queen Mira, you’re here,” Jenna murmured, her voice drained.


    Mirabe studied Jenna’s haggard face, noting her dark circles, and asked. “Were you up all night?”


    Laying her head on the desk, Jenna half–closed her eyes and said hoarsely, “Couldn’t sleep. Just


    thinking about my dad makes me so upset.”


    “Take care of yourself, Jenna. You don’t want to end up sick when your dad wakes up. That’d only


    make everyone worry, not to mention your mom needs you,” Mirabe spoke softly.


    It wasn’t that Mirabe was unwilling to help; it just wasn’t the right time. Jenna’s dad had just


    undergone major surgery, and his body was still healing. If Mirabe intervened with her acupuncture


    now, it might’ve done more harm than good.


    Chapter 185


    Sniffling. Jenna tried to perk up. “Yeah, I know.”


    Mirabe smiled and pulled out a notebook from her desk. She turned to the math notes she had


    organized the day before and ced them on Jenna’s desk.


    Jenna’s eyes warmed at the sight of the neatly penned pages, which broke downplex equations


    and highlighted key points for the exams. “Thank you,” she whispered.


    With a yful lift of her eyebrow, Mirabe coffeesed, “I can’t have my friend falling behind, can I?


    What would that say about me as the top student in our grade?”


    Jenna hummed in acknowledgment, clutching the notebook without further words. Time was of the


    essence in their senior year, and anyone who devoted their own study time to help a friend the essence


    in their senior year, and anyone w


    was a true ally.


    During the third period of the morning. French ss was underway. The French teacher walked in,


    distributed a set of test papers, and then unexpectedly called Mirabe to the office.


    Being summoned by thenguage arts teacher had be routine for Mirabe, but being called


    away by the French teacher, especially mid–lesson, was bewildering indeed.