Chapter 404


    Mitabe eyed Collins with a quizzical expression etched on her delicate features. “What


    ad?


    Collins was taken aback by her ignorance and let out an “Ah‘ before exining, “Didn’t your brother


    mention it? A sports brand wants both of you for amercial. You don’t even have to show your face,


    and they’re offering a pretty penny for it.”


    The only thing Mirabe caught was the phrase, ‘They’re offering a pretty penny.’ After a brief silence,


    she probed, “How much are we talking?”


    Collins gestured with his hand, a five.


    Half a mil? Could she just stand in front of a camera, face hidden, and earn half a mil?


    Suddenly, Mirabe realized how lucrative showbiz could be. Snapping back to reality, she


    remembered Collins‘ earlier words, “So, the ad got turned down?”


    Collins nodded, “Your brother said you wouldn’t be interested and it would be too much of a hassle,


    and he declined.” Shaking his head with a sigh, he added, “Five million in ad money, gone. Talk about


    capricious.”


    Five million!


    N?velDrama.Org ? 2024.


    Mirabe felt like the wind had been knocked out of her. Knife, please? She was ready to sever all ties


    of kinship right then and there!


    “Mirabe, I’ve gotta head out. I got a flight to catch. You should get back to campus,” Collins waved at


    Mirabe and started to walk away.


    Watching his retreating figure, she was consumed by one thought, Her five million couldn’t just


    disappear into thin air!


    “Collins, wait,” she called out.


    Collins paused and looked back at Mirabe. “Yeah? What’s up?”


    “Is there any way to get the ad deal back on the table?” Mirabe asked with a dead–serious face.


    Collins was momentarily taken aback but quickly got the gist. “You want to take the gig?”


    “Absolutely!” she nodded firmly.


    “I’ll talk to the brand and see what I can do. I’ll let you know, okay?”


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    “Thanks, Collins.”


    “No problem. I’m off then.”


    “Sure.”


    10:28


    Mirabe watched Collins disappear before turning on her heel and striding lightly back Into the school,


    her mood significantly brighter than before.


    As she entered the campus, she hadn’t walked far when an elderly figure, hair silvered with age and


    leaning on a cane, shuffled towards her.


    Mirabe spared the old man a nce, then, as they drew closer, politely stepped aside to let him pass


    first.


    The old man’s movements were painfully slow, and just as he was passing by Mirabe, he suddenly


    lurched towards her.


    Mirabe’s eyes narrowed, and the words ‘con artist‘ shed through her mind. She thought to of


    stepping back, but noticing his hunched and hobbling figure, she still reached out to steady him.


    “Old man, just so you know, I’m just a student. I don’t have money,” Mirabe stated sternly.


    Her message was clear. She was the wrong target for his scam.


    The old man had been contemting a con, but now… he felt oddlypelled to go through with it.


    Thus, his cane ttered to the ground, and he let his body lean heavily towards Mirabe. “Ouch, my


    dear, you’ve bumped into me!”


    “My chest hurts, and I’m feeling dizzy. Oh no, I think my high blood pressure and heart disease have


    red up because of you..”