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

Chapter 1211

Meg clutched the book in her arms so tightly that her nails left marks on the cover, yet she didn't even notice. She stood there, frozen, silent.

Taylor, unaware of the tension between Meg and Mirabella, turned to Meg and said, "Professor Hammond asked us to keep an eye on Mirabella, the freshman. I've been too busy with my research to chat with her. Meg, since you're in the same department as Mirabella, you two must get along pretty well, right?"

Meg met Taylor's gaze with a smile that was dangerously close to cracking. She pressed her lips together and replied, "We don't really hang out much. We're in different majors, so we don't cross paths often."

Taylor nodded in understanding. "Got it. By the way, have you checked the university forum lately?"

Meg felt a pang of anxiety but tried to keep her voice steady as she answered quietly, "No, why?"

Ever since the incident where she was publicly embarrassed for plagiarizing Mirabella's idea, she'd buried herself in academic work, avoiding the forum to escape any reminders of the ordeal.

picked up by the Institute of Technology. You should

project; his interest

She nodded absently and said, "I'll check it out. You should go mingle, I'll skip it. I've got a lab exam this afternoon and

gave the book in her arms a

her for a moment, then nodded, "I'll just say hi

a

gaze lingering for a moment before

when she noticed Taylor, one of the campus stars, walking over. She gripped

guard, Mirabella shot Lisa a look, then

them and sat down briefly in the row in front of Mirabella, offering her and Lisa a friendly

nodded back, casually resting her arm on the book to

After a bit of chit-chat, he said, "I heard your department's project