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

Mirabella waited patiently as the two of them went through the data, holding off on moving to the next phase of calculations. She rested her hand on her forehead, leaning back in her chair with her eyes gently closed.

Kason and Linden, while not experts in the area Mirabella was handling, quickly grasped the core calculation methods. Their initial surprise soon turned into excitement.

"Linden, I think I've figured it out," Kason exclaimed, zooming in on a graph on the screen and clicking on a branch. "We could actually use this X-line differentiation our junior suggested and then integrate it. It should work."

Linden had only gotten halfway through the data, but hearing Kason, he pushed his glasses up, tapped the floor with his foot, and rolled his chair over to Kason's computer.

"Check this out. If we calculate it like this, the intersecting and overlaying method totally sidesteps the cellular automation issue..." Kason pointed at the screen, his voice brimming with excitement as he shared his breakthrough with Linden.

That 'aha' moment hit them like a bolt of lightning.

Before long, they had hashed out a solid plan without even thinking to tell Mirabella whether her method had been helpful.

Once they'd worked through all the possible solutions, they finally exhaled deeply, leaning back in their chairs with unmistakable joy on their faces. It was like they never expected the solution to come together so easily.

The breakthrough came right after they looked over the data from their junior... Linden suddenly glanced over at Mirabella. He couldn't shake the feeling that she was subtly guiding them.

He was about to say something but noticed Mirabella seemed a bit drained, so he held his tongue.

Just then, Linden's phone buzzed in his pocket. He pulled it out, checked the screen, and stood up, heading to the window to take the call.

After a quick, quiet conversation, he hung up.

Thinking for a moment, Linden turned back, saved his work, and started shutting down his computer. "I gotta head out. Meg from the tech department needs a hand with some data comparison, and she's waiting on me."noveldrama

Kason, still busy, glanced up with a smirk, "Oh, looks like someone's got a date?"

In the science and tech fields, where guys often outnumber gals, a request for help from a female colleague is eagerly accepted.

Linden chuckled, shaking his head, "Nah, it's just work stuff."

Kason sighed, "See, that's why some folks stay single for so long."

Linden just rolled his eyes, not in the mood to argue, and told Mirabella to take it easy before heading out.

Mirabella nodded, her black coat making her face look even paler than usual, her lips lacking their usual rosy hue.

Having wrapped up the first phase of her work, she had nothing left to do. She let Jessie and Kason know she was heading out and then shut down her computer.

Soon enough, Mirabella left the lab.

***

Meanwhile, in another part of town...

Zach had just wrapped up a court session. Feeling a headache coming on, he rubbed his temples and headed to the restroom. After splashing some water on his face and wiping his glasses clean, he put them back on and walked out.

The hallway from the restroom to the main lobby was empty, barely a soul in sight. An elevator and a fire exit were on one side. As Zach turned the corner, someone suddenly burst out from the fire exit.

The person was dressed in a black T-shirt and wore a baseball cap pulled down low, almost completely obscuring their face.

Sensing something was off, Zach had barely lifted his head when the person hurled a briefcase at him.