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

Mirabella had acupuncture scheduled for Frank today, and after wrapping up her two afternoon classes, she headed out of the department. Before leaving campus, she made a quick stop at the Physics Department because Dr. Elliot wanted to see her.

When she arrived at his office, Dr. Elliot was busy with a visitor. Robert, noticing this, invited her to wait in his office instead.

"Dr. Elliot is in a meeting with Mr. Hammond right now, but they should be done soon," Robert said, handing Mirabella a glass of water with a friendly smile.

Mirabella took the glass and thanked him politely. She had plans with Johnny at five, so she wasn't in any hurry.

To keep her entertained, Robert grabbed a quantum mechanics book from the bookshelf—a collection of insights from the department's professors. "You might find this interesting; it's a compilation of wisdom from our faculty."

As Mirabella glanced at the book cover, memories of those daunting study years flooded back. Seems like she couldn't quite escape it, even in college.

Letting out a quiet sigh, she accepted the book and softly said, "...Thank you, Mr. Robert."

"No problem at all," Robert replied, waving a hand amiably before returning to his work, leaving Mirabella with the book.

She settled in and began flipping through the pages, absorbed in the content.

About fifteen minutes later, there was a gentle knock on the partly open door. Mirabella looked up and saw Dr. Elliot standing there.

"Mirabella, can you come out here?" he gestured for her to join him.

As she reached the doorway, Dr. Elliot introduced her, "This is the exceptional student I was telling you about, Mirabella," he said to a dignified man beside him.

Turning to Mirabella, he continued, "This is Mr. Hammond."

Mirabella nodded politely, "Hello, Mr. Hammond."

Mr. Hammond studied Mirabella for a moment. He'd heard her name before and was impressed by her composed demeanor. If his memory served him right, she was the one who topped last year's high school competition.

Nodding with approval, he said, "Great job, keep it up!"

Standing next to Mr. Hammond was a striking young woman who gazed at Mirabella with a mix of admiration and curiosity, as if trying to place her face.

Mr. Hammond's voice soon interrupted her thoughts, "I'll have to head out now, but think more about the joint research project,” he said to Elliot seriously.noveldrama

Elliot nodded, "Sure, I'll get back to you in a few days."

"Alright."

With that, Mr. Hammond and the young woman left.

As they walked away, the young woman glanced back at Mirabella, still trying to remember where she'd seen her. Once in the elevator, she turned to Mr. Hammond and asked, "Was that student with Dr. Elliot? The one we just saw?"

Mr. Hammond, unsure of Mirabella's current major, nodded, "Yes, she made our country proud last year by winning first place in an international competition. Quite impressive."

Yara's eyes widened in surprise, "She was the one who won first place in the international competition last year?"