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.

guilty, then the guilt was someone else's to

brief pause, he

question piqued Mirabella's curiosity about Nick. What was he

it was, it nearly turned her

to her temples, staying silent, refusing

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

language

Mirabella found herself getting up and wandering to the kitchen doorway. Leaning against the frame, she hesitated before

at her,

was being

not indulging men too much. She cleared her

James: "?"

bit, her eyes boldly meeting his. James felt a twinge of concern about his future role in