Kiss My Revenge The Heiress Strikes Back novel Chapter 147

Arabella and Miranda were like night and day, and everyone knew it. The four Hawke brothers and their parents were the biggest jokes in town. Arabella's antics were a carbon copy of the Zades.

The message from the Lancaster family was crystal clear, “Compete in business all you want, but hands off Miranda.”

And right on cue, Lavinia posted proof that Miranda had officially changed her last name to Lancaster. This name change hit the Hawke family like a ton of bricks.

When they saw it, every single one of them turned ashen, as if they'd swallowed something foul. As everyone waited for Miranda's response, she posted her own update.

"Not close with them," was all it said. And she shared her own name change document.

There was no doubt about it - the Lancaster family had the upper hand.

As soon as the Lancasters made their move, everyone in the social circle rushed to congratulate Lavinia and the Lancaster family.

After all, regardless of who Miranda's real parents were, her connection with Mr. Ashcroft already made her a person of influence.

Not to mention, she had the Lancaster family's backing and the respect of Elian and Sebastian.

With just these connections, Miranda had more clout than the entire Hawke family combined.

Sure, the Hawke family had four decent sons who'd made names for themselves in various fields, but there was no real advantage to aligning with them.

They didn't have any significant power or influence. The Hawke family's overall strength was mediocre at best.

Rumor had it there was a main branch of the family abroad, but Alden's branch had never received any favor from them, effectively making them the black sheep - unnoticed and uncared for.