The Double or more Life of the Fake Heiress (Mirabella)

Curtis was caught off guard by James's sudden request, "James, why the sudden interest in this?"

Hadn't he just mentioned earlier that we could let it slide?

James, holding his phone, remained silent, his eyes slightly narrowed, his expression unreadable.

Curtis, on the other end, jumped up, moved to his desk, and fired up his computer, "I'll get it for you right now."

James gave a quiet nod of acknowledgment.

In no time, Curtis had pulled up the entire surveillance footage, "I've emailed it to you."

"Great."

James ended the call and headed upstairs.

Back in his room, he opened his laptop and started watching the full surveillance video.

Throughout the twenty-something minutes of footage, James didn't fast-forward, patiently watching from start to finish until he saw the car leaving on a Monday, and the video cut off.

James lightly tapped the mouse, rewinding to the part where Curtis handed over a check. He focused on the person leaning lazily against the car door, their silhouette oddly familiar.

James squinted, zooming in on the video, but couldn't make out the face beneath the helmet. Yet, that familiar feeling lingered.noveldrama

It almost matched his memory of Jade from two years ago, though something seemed a bit off.

James replayed the video, sitting quietly for a moment before messaging Curtis, asking him to bring over the race track's surveillance hard drive the next day.

The next day was the weekend.

Mirabella woke up, had breakfast, and then went into the small room on the first floor to work on her herbal remedies.

Three hours later, after finishing her concoctions, she came out, rubbing her tired brow.

Nick, who hadn't gone to the institute today, was holding a jacket, ready to visit Zach at the hospital. He saw Mirabella coming out of the room and asked, "I'm heading to see Zach at the hospital. Do you want to come?"

Mirabella dropped her hand from her brow and shook her head, "I'll pass. I have an errand to run later."

"Okay." Nick gave Mirabella a brief glance, not pushing further.

Mirabella handed him a plastic bottle, "Give this to Zach, one pill every three days."

Nick looked at it and said, "Another one of your remedies?"

Mirabella nodded. She hadn't slept well the night before and let out a long yawn, her eyes misty, "It's for boosting strength. Make sure he doesn't forget to take it."

"Got it," Nick replied, "I'll head out then."

"Alright." Mirabella waved him off, then slowly made her way upstairs.

After freshening up in the bathroom and feeling a bit more awake, Mirabella put

on a dark wool coat, tied her hair into a messy bun, and grabbed her phone before heading out again.

Adler had arranged to meet her for lunch.

As she reached the ground floor, her phone rang.

Mirabella checked the caller ID and quickly answered.

"Are you home?" James's voice came through.

"Yeah, just about to head out," Mirabella replied, moving towards the entrance. She paused, "What's up?"

James glanced at Curtis, who was holding a laptop next to him, and said, "I've got a video here. Curtis can't recover it. Could you come over when you're free to take a look?"

Mirabella slipped on her ankle boots, checking the time. Figuring it wouldn't take long to sort out, she didn't hesitate, "Sure, I'll come over now."

With that, she ended the call, opened a drawer, and paused at the sight of the sports car keys inside. She hesitated for a moment, then closed the drawer without taking them.