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

At school.

Mirabella couldn't help but notice that Lisa seemed off today. Her usual spark was missing, and she looked paler than usual. Setting her book aside, Mirabella reached out and gently took Lisa's wrist.

Lisa, lost in her thoughts, snapped back to reality at Mirabella's touch. She looked up just as Mirabella was pulling her hand away.

"What's got you so worried at such a young age?" Mirabella asked, tilting her head slightly.

Lisa paused for a moment before touching her cheek. "Is it that obvious?"

Mirabella propped her chin on her hand, clearly uninterested in answering.

Lisa's eyes lingered on Mirabella's face, studying her intently. How could she warn her to steer clear of Emmitt? Her half-brother Emmitt wasn't really into women, but the people he took an interest in always seemed to vanish without a trace.

Recalling something unsettling she had stumbled upon once, Lisa pressed her fingers weakly against her forehead. She couldn't figure out what Ben was up to yesterday since he had never directly confronted Mira.

After a moment of silence, Lisa finally lowered her hand and looked at Mirabella. "Hey, um... the neighborhood's been kinda sketchy lately. You don't live on campus, so please be careful when you go home, okay?"

Mirabella raised an eyebrow, a playful tone in her voice. "Is that what's been bothering you all this time?"

Lately, it seemed like everyone was warning her about safety.

Locking eyes with Mirabella, Lisa felt as if she could see right through her. She coughed and added softly, "Just be careful, okay? And don't talk to strangers." Mirabella glanced at Lisa for a moment, then, without further questions, went back to her book.

A few days later, Zane finally finished a detailed research plan based on the reference material Wade had given him. He headed upstairs to find Wade. There was a guest in Wade's office.

The door was open, and Zane, not noticing at first, knocked and walked in, ready to speak. That's when he saw a handsome young man sitting on the sofa, deep in conversation with Wade.

Realizing his mistake, Zane apologized, "Sorry, I didn't see you had company. My bad."

He was about to leave when Wade called him back.

Wade told the man across from him to hold on, then stood up and walked over to Zane. "What do you need, Zane?"

Zane held up the plan. "I finished the detailed research plan based on the material you gave me last time."

Wade looked a bit surprised. "Already? Let me take a look."

Zane handed over the plan. "I wanted to get a head start on the coursework. See if this works; if not, I can tweak it."

Wade nodded, flipping through the plan. "Synthetic life AL systems are the future. While there's some overlap with AI, AL's evolutionary history focuses more on comprehensive simulated intelligence. Your plan is detailed and looks good."

Hearing this, Zane, who had been a bit anxious, felt relieved.

Wade was a top-notch research professor at the institute, and his feedback was always spot-on. If he said it was good, then it was good.

"However, this research needs some serious computer skills. You might want to pick a few top-notch computer science grad students from your department to help out," Wade suggested after a pause.noveldrama