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

Chapter 1721

James let out a soft sigh, savoring the rare moment of sweetness from his girlfriend. The hard edges of his face softened noticeably as he asked, "When do you think you'll be heading back?"

Mirabella leaned back into the cozy couch, her bright eyes fixed on the vintage chandelier above. She blinked thoughtfully and said, "I have a feeling it won't be any time soon."

Even though she had originally planned to stay for just a week, plans often had a way of changing unexpectedly.

Just then, her phone buzzed with an incoming call.

It was Grady.

Glancing at the screen, Mirabella said, "I'll have to catch up with you later. Something's come up."

"Alright."

James listened to the call end before lowering the phone from his ear. The warmth

in his expression vanished, replaced by a sharp, icy demeanor.

Wyatt, who had just stepped into the room, felt the sudden chill. "...'

too late to quietly

him flinch. With no choice, Wyatt braced

dissipating as quickly as it had appeared, like it was never

of his nose and cut to the chase. "Just as we suspected, Santos isn't dead. On the day Ms. Mirabella was unconscious, he showed up at Riverside University. Curtis pulled the surveillance footage, and we got a clear shot of his

and showed James a photo. "But he looks really young in this, probably another disguise. Based on his records, he should be

odd. He doesn't look like someone who's taken a life-threatening gunshot," Wyatt remarked with a click

look quite young, no older than twenty-

eyes narrowed slightly, but

wounds

a drug and scratched his head. "Wouldn't that be like a

lips pressed into a thin line. "The more unnatural something is, the more likely it

agreed with a

topic, instead asking,

We can't get inside, but we're

traits remain constant. Even if Santos disguised himself as

casually twirled his phone with his long fingers.

"Coincidentally, the first base is sending technicians to Riverside University to repair damaged experimental equipment. Once we get

was as good as