Michelle noticed the flicker of surprise in Summer''s eyes and chuckled softly. "You didn''t catch the live stream?"


    Summer pressed her lips together in silence.


    Changing the subject, Michelle asked, "So, her name''s Mirabe? She really goes to Parkside High School?"


    Summer''s demeanor softened a bit, maybe because she sensed Michelle''s shared dislike for Mirabe. "Yeah, Mirabe. She''s a senior at Parkside High."


    So, she was a Howard after all.


    Michelle smirked, remembering Mirabe''s pretentious antics on the live show. "How are her grades? Are they any good?"


    Summer''s eyes flickered thoughtfully before she spoke. "She''s my foster sister. She used to live in a small town, paying her way through high school."


    Michelle''s brow furrowed. "If she was paying for high school, how did she end up at Parkside High?"


    Was Summer trying to y her for a fool?


    Summer nced out the window, then back at Michelle. "Connections can open any door, right?"


    After a brief pause, she continued, "Since joining Parkside, her grades have skyrocketed. Ask any student there; she''s be quite the celebrity on campus."


    Michelle was now thoroughly confused. One moment Mirabe was a pay-to-learn student in some county high school, and the next, she was the talk of Parkside High.


    "If you''re looking to stir up trouble for her, I''d advise against it. You won''t win," Summer said with a breezy indifference that felt almost condescending.


    Narrowing her eyes, Michelle scoffed. "Isn''t her family just a bunch of regr blue-cors?"


    Summer''s eyelids lowered slightly. Another one who had done a ''simple check'' on the Howard family, huh? But why should she bother warning someone off Mirabe?


    After all, even if they failed, it would still be a headache for Mirabe, right?


    "Just because the Howards are your average working-ss family doesn''t mean Mirabecks awork outside," Summer stated tly, pausing before adding, "You''ve met her in person, haven''t you?"


    She knew that Mirabe kept her face hidden during the live streams, always behind a mask.


    Michelle shook her head. "No."


    Had she met her, Michelle would have dug up everything there was to know, rather than seeking information from Summer.


    Summer''s eyes twinkled with a knowing look-after all, her foster sister loved to put on a fa?ade. Internally sarcastic but outwardly neutral, she said, "She''s quite a looker."


    Her point was clear: a beautiful girl often doesn''t have the cleanest connections. Putting two and two together, Michelle got the hint.


    The Howards might be ordinary, but Mirabe was attractive. She had managed to move from a paid county high school to Parkside High, which implied connections. As for her academic performance, with the right connections, what persona couldn''t be crafted?


    Thinking of Juztin''s uninterrupted rise to fame over the years, likely backed by someone influential, Michelle considered that this sibling duo might indeed be quite resourceful.


    Shaking her head, Michelle refocused on Summer. "You seem to know quite a lot."


    Summer took a sip of her coffee, smiling subtly. "Because I don''t like them either." The corner of Michelle''s mouth twitched, obviously.