The Double or more Life of the Fake Heiress (Mirabella)

Austin jotted down the name of his hotel and his room number on a business card and handed it to Emmitt. "No need for a long chat. Just let your mom know. My hotel's address is on there. Our flight's at 10 PM, and we'll be leaving the hotel by 8 at the latest. Whether she wants to come back to Riverdale with me or see her real dad one last time, that's up to her."

Without waiting for Emmitt to take the card, Austin casually placed it on the coffee table nearby. He shot a look at Jules, then walked out of the room with an air of inexplicable chilliness.

Jules watched Emmitt, opened his mouth as if to say something, but all that came out was a resigned sigh before he quickly followed Austin out.

Emmitt's eyes lingered on the doorway for a moment before he turned back, picked up the card from the coffee table, and studied the hotel info. He narrowed his eyes slightly before slipping the card into his pocket.

Jules tagged along with Austin as they left Emmitt's office building. Glancing at Austin, he remarked, "Doesn't look like we're getting anywhere with Emmitt."

Austin's face was set in a deep frown. If it weren't for Donald's illness, Emmitt's attitude would have been more than enough to stir up some serious trouble.

Jules paused before suggesting, "Miss Delilah's got another son who's a lawyer. Maybe we should try him?"

Standing on the sidewalk, Austin glanced at Jules, his tone icy. "No need. Let's just head back to the hotel."

"But with Emmitt's attitude... there's a chance he won't pass the message to Miss Mira," Jules said, sounding a bit anxious.

They had hoped that finding Emmitt would be a turning point, but instead, they were met with arrogance and coldness.

What kind of family had Miss Mira married into? Did compassion skip a generation with them?

Austin's expression was unreadable. "We'll see."

Jules sighed, decided to drop it, and hailed a cab. They headed straight back to the hotel.

By 4 PM, Emmitt's assistant was running through his schedule for the coming days. "You also have a dinner meeting at 7 tonight with the general manager from Howard & Rond..."

After finishing the rundown, the assistant was about to leave when Emmitt, who had been idly interlocking his fingers, stood up. "Cancel tonight's dinner."

The assistant turned around, surprised. "Cancel? It took a lot to set that up. It might not look good to back out now."

"Don't worry about it. The deal's not going anywhere. We can reschedule," Emmitt replied nonchalantly, grabbing his car keys and putting on his coat before heading out.noveldrama

The assistant watched his boss's retreating figure, puzzled. It had been ages since he'd seen Emmitt act so unexpectedly.

Emmitt drove back to the Davis family mansion, parking his car in the garage and staying put, unsure whether to bring up Austin's visit.

It wasn't until there was a knock on the window that Emmitt snapped out of his thoughts and got out of the car.

"Why have you been sitting in the car so long?" Shawn asked, looking at his eldest son with curiosity.

He had seen Emmitt drive in from the second-floor balcony but noticed he hadn't come inside, which piqued his interest.

Emmitt greeted his dad and admitted, "Just thinking about some things."