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

Her sister had always been a mystery, streaming online without ever showing her face. So, details about her school, where she had lived, or even her grades were almost impossible for anyone to uncover.

On his way back from scrolling through Twitter, Leo couldn't shake off this odd situation. Without some insider info, it seemed impossible for anyone to know such specifics.

"I'm not too sure about all that," Zach started, glancing at his sister before continuing, "All I know is that someone leaked an IP address online. They traced it and found out those messages came from a phone registered to someone named Wu."

Leo stroked his chin thoughtfully. "Does this mean she's so popular that even hackers are looking out for her?"

Zach nodded solemnly. "Yeah, if we hadn't traced that IP, we wouldn't have caught Mr. Wu."

Mirabella, who had been addressed by her Chinese surname, twitched the corner of her mouth in annoyance. She didn't join the conversation and continued replying to Vincent's messages on Messenger.

Vincent: [Hey, someone asked me yesterday if I knew anything about your situation. I think someone from our school must've spilled the beans.]

Her fingers tapped swiftly on the screen, [Got it, thanks.]

Vincent: [No problem, we're all classmates after all!]

After closing the chat with Vincent, Mirabella pulled up Twitter and there it was-a tweet listing her personal details meticulously. Only someone who knew her well could have listed her past academic records so accurately. The answer was glaringly obvious.

Just then, her phone vibrated.

It was a call from the Little Lamb next door.

Mirabella glanced at Zach, who was deeply engrossed in a conversation with his little princess, and chose not to answer the phone. Instead, she stood up from the couch and said to them, "Zach, Leo, you guys should hit the hay. I've got school tomorrow."

Zach wanted to offer some words of comfort to his sister, but seeing her yawn and look utterly exhausted, he softly replied, "Sure, get some rest too."

Mirabella nodded and quickly went upstairs.

Once Zach and the others had completely vanished to the second floor, Leo turned back to Zach, his gaze now carrying a serious weight. "I didn't mention it in front of Mirabella, but that tweet about her and Owen might be the handiwork of the Gilberts."

The Gilberts hadn't really raised Mirabella, but she had carried their name for over a decade. It would surely be hard for her to swallow knowing that the people attempting to tarnish her reputation were her former foster parents.

"The Gilberts?" Leo was taken aback.

With a hint of sarcasm, Zach said, "Owen sent me a message not long ago. He said those photos online were taken by the Gilberts, and it was them who sent the pictures to the press."

Leo frowned. "But why would they do that? Regardless of everything, Mira was once their foster daughter. It's inhuman to ruin someone's reputation like this."noveldrama

Zach shrugged, his tone tinged with irony. "It just goes to show that they're not really human."

After a moment of silence, Leo spoke up, "So, it's likely that Mirabella's information was also leaked by the Gilberts."

"Yep," Zach nodded, his eyes sharpening. "I've been lenient because of

Mirabella's relationship with Catherine, not pursuing the Gilberts' mistreatment of her when she was young. But now... I'm starting to think that sometimes, principles don't have to be followed to the letter."

"Night then, see you tomorrow. I'm off to get some more work done."