Chapter 64 Wounded Dog

Mirabel took a sip of her tea, avoiding Grandma Lauretta's knowing gaze. Mirabel tried to convince herself that she couldn't care less whether Cara had the baby or not, because she would be out of here soon. But that wasn't true. Deep down in a dark corner of her heart that she didn't want to examine too closely, she knew this was all a big relief to her. “Anyway, the family will bounce back from this, I'm sure. I'm just appalled at what Nathan, Tony and Erica did.” Madam Darwin sighed, “I still clearly remember when they were young and innocent. It was just a beautiful time…” Mirabel said nothing, noting the far away look in the woman's eyes. “Erica didn't always used to be like this, you know? Same goes for Nathan and Tony. Erica was popular in school and college, winning pageants, going on shows… it was a good life for her.” “But of course, the Darwin group of companies needed to raise multiple heirs to take over once it was time. “Erica refused. She didn't want to slave away