The Double or more Life of the Fake Heiress (Mirabella) novel Chapter 21

In no time at all, the computer's main screen popped up with a verification box. Mirabella deftly entered a few words and cleared the verification, and only then did she gain access to the website's homepage.

But before she could even make out the details of the page, the screen dimmed once more. A user login dialog appeared.

Mirabella watched the screen expressionlessly, typing in her username and password while shaking her head in disbelief. What a piece of work this site was, always with the dramatics. It was going to crash and burn one of these days.

A chime sounded swiftly, and she logged in successfully, greeted by a bright, bold line of text at the top of the homepage.

[The Mirror. If you can dream it, we can sell it.]

Mirabella's lips twitched violently at the slogan.

She casually scrolled through, finding nothing particularly fresh or challenging, and was about to close the site in boredom.

Just then, her account avatar started flashing. Someone was looking for her.

Raising an eyebrow, Mirabella clicked on the avatar, and a message popped up. A little green dot beneath the sender's icon indicated they were online.

CoolAutumnBreeze: Holy smokes, kiddo, you've finally shown up!

CoolAutumnBreeze: Where in the world have you been all year? Why haven't you been online?

CoolAutumnBreeze: Kiddo, you there? Why the silence?

Mirabella stared at the computer for a long while before sluggishly typing a symbol.

BaldyBabe: ?

The nickname was a random choice she made when registering, and since she couldn't be bothered to come up with something else, she never changed it. To her annoyance, the site didn't offer a rename option, so she was stuck with this ridiculous moniker.

CoolAutumnBreeze: Dude, where have you been? It's been a year without a trace of you.

Mirabella's fingertips paused, weighing her response, and after a moment—

BaldyBabe: Ever had a time-travel experience, darling?

Across the computer, Riley was sipping water when he read the message on the screen and nearly spat it out.