Kiss My Revenge The Heiress Strikes Back novel Chapter 8

Miranda curled up her lips, pulling a card from her purse and handing it to the assistant. "Could you wrap this up for me?"

The assistant's eyes practically lit up at the sight of the shiny gold card. Her demeanor toward Miranda instantly shifted to one of utmost politeness. "Of course, ma'am. I'll take care of that right away."

Arabella's face twisted into a scowl, disbelief evident in her voice. "Miranda, stop pretending. There's no way you have any money."

Orion and Lysander, both felt puzzled as they saw the card.

"Where did you get the money?" Orion's voice carried a note of cold suspicion.

Lysander, clearly irate, chimed in, "Are you out of your mind? Why are you trying to take something Bella wants? Can't you see she picked that bag first?"

Miranda chuckled. "How is what I buy any of your freaking business? Are we related or something? Besides, just because you're broke doesn't mean I have to be."

Her words left the brothers momentarily speechless.

Though if Miranda was supposedly part of the Hawke family, they'd never acknowledged her as their sister.

But the store assistant didn't care about that. She was only interested in who was paying.

"Ms. Hawke, since you were the first to express interest, we'll sell the bag to you if you can pay now. Otherwise, it'll go to this young lady."

This infuriated Arabella. As the daughter of the Hawke family, was the assistant implying she couldn't afford it?

"Who said I wouldn't buy it? Who’s pretending here knows it well!" she snapped, and then turned to her brothers. "Orion, Lysander."

Her pitiful look, combined with her naturally endearing face, made her appear even more sympathetic.

Miranda merely offered a cold smile. She knew Orion and Lysander couldn't afford to buy the bag for Arabella.

The bag was expensive. Both brothers were still in school, and their allowance wouldn't cover such a luxury. Arabella often pestered them for gifts, so they wouldn't have much left.

The brothers exchanged a troubled glance.

Orion spoke first, "Bella, maybe we should wait until next time."

Lysander agreed, "Yeah, we're out of the allowance Mom gave us. Maybe next month I can chip in and get it for you."

Arabella's face fell further.

Miranda turned to the assistant, who immediately understood and went to process the payment.