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

Chapter 1266

Mirabella glanced up at the man sitting across from her at the dining table, reassuring Jessie over the phone that everything was fine before hanging up. "Did you call in sick for me?" she asked, setting her phone down.

James gave a soft nod, "You were out like a light."

Mirabella nodded, feeling almost full. She leaned back lazily in her chair, looking much healthier than she had that morning.

"The medical research institute is in chaos," James remarked, watching her intently.

Mirabella shrugged. "It can't be that bad."

"The system got hacked, core data's gone, and I heard a batch of new drugs got destroyed too. Besides your brother, you were involved, weren't you? You two are quite the pair," James tapped his fingers lightly on the table.

"Don't be ridiculous. I wasn't involved," Mirabella denied without missing a beat.

she didn't feel guilty, then the guilt was someone else's to

slightly, and after a brief pause, he asked, "What were

piqued Mirabella's curiosity about Nick. What was he after that

it was, it nearly turned her into a sitting

fingers to her

shaking his head without pushing further. He stood up, gathering the dishes to

language seemed

Mirabella found herself getting up and wandering to the kitchen doorway.

finally looked at her, saying

was being

too much. She

James: "?"

stance, lifting her chin a bit, her eyes boldly meeting his. James felt a twinge of concern about his