The Double or more Life of the Fake Heiress (Mirabella) novel Chapter 1788

The moment those words were said, everyone turned to see who had spoken. Grady walked in, his long black coat flowing behind him like a shadow, radiating an air of cold authority. He paused beside the empty head seat at the conference table, his eyes sweeping across the elders and stewards gathered. His gaze lingered on Penelope for just a moment longer than the others, a slight smirk playing on his lips. "Since choosing an heir is what everyone wants, let's get on with it."

The elders were caught off guard by Grady's return, and his words left them exchanging confused looks. Their eyes seemed to be asking the same question: Why wasn't Grady against this? Why was he supporting the idea of selecting an heir?

Even Jaime found himself frowning slightly, puzzled by Grady's stance.

"If Mr. Grady is on board, then we'll proceed," the head elder quickly composed himself and continued, "What about Miss Mira?"

Grady grabbed a document detailing the heir evaluation criteria and said, "I'll fill Miss Mira in on the situation."

With that, he shot a knowing look at Nick. Nick caught the look and chose to keep his thoughts to himself.

The meeting wrapped up soon after, with Nick and Grady leaving first, followed by the other stewards. Only Penelope, Jaime, and two elders stayed behind.

The head elder turned to Penelope, asking, "Why are you so keen on having Miss Mira take part in the heir evaluation?"

Penelope tilted her head with a lazy grace, her confident face showing a hint of nonchalance. "Don't you think a bit of competition makes things more exciting?"

"True, but Keir's niece isn't really in your league," the head elder mumbled, not thrilled about investing time in someone who might not be worth it. "Penelope's just trying to keep things respectful for Keir. Everyone calls her Miss Mira, after all. Denying her a shot would be unfair to Keir," Jaime added with a polite smile, his words sounding perfect.

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