The Double ( or More ?) Life of The Fake Heiress

Chapter 264

Wyatt had snagged Mirabella’s number a while back when he had to dig up some info on her. Thanks to the whole Incense of Calm flasco, he had made sure to save it in his contacts,

[Ms. Mirabella, James is just a bit scratched up, nothing serious. You can relax.)

After sending the text, he waited for a moment for a reply, but when none came, he pocketed his phone, yawned, and strolled outside the villa.

The next day dawned.

Mirabella was up with the larks, but it was still early, and she didn’t feel like getting out of bed just yet. Snuggled in her comforter, she reached under her pillow for her phone, tapped it to life, and saw the message from Wyatt from last night.

Good to know all was well. She replied with a brief “Got It” to Wyatt.

With the phone in her hand, Mirabella scrolled through her Messenger group chats. Then something seemed to jog her memory, and she exited Messenger to open her browser. She typed in “Riverdale Antiques Exhibition“.

the chatter mostly centered around the emerald pendant

finger

recalled a reminder from

Riverdale being so tight on security, and yet all this info spilling out over the net,

her flight back to Ashford was at seven tonight. Since she was here, skipping out on a little recon felt like a missed opportunity. And she hadn’t yet laid eyes on the emerald pendant.

of bed with newfound energy and fired up her laptop.

– a canvas of black against which strings. of cryptic characters danced swiftly.

and instead of darkness, her screen now showed multiple live feeds. One mini–screen was unmistakably marked with

tapped a rhythm on the keyboard. Two minutes later, she killed

bathroom for a quick freshen up, pocketed her phone, and left her

10:40

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