The Double or more Life of the Fake Heiress (Mirabella) novel Chapter 980

Mirabella noticed two people standing behind her. She saved her progress on the computer, turned her head slightly, and looked at them with a hint of confusion.

Zane had been about to ask why her calculations were slower today but figured she might be taking her time to be extra careful. So instead, he just said, “Keep doing your thing. Don’t mind us.”

Mirabella raised an eyebrow, said “Oh,” and went back to her work. After glancing at her steps, she pondered for a few seconds and then deliberately slowed down even more.

She was using a more straightforward computational formula than the standard methods, skipping many steps. To match the time others spent, she had to dial down her speed. Plus, to her senior colleagues, she was still a newbie in computing.

Zane noticed this and was puzzled: “??”

The afternoon passed with everyone in the lab crunching data, and it wasn’t until after five that they wrapped up.

Mirabella saved her work and shut down her computer. Jessie, who was packing up her drafts, looked up and asked, “Hey Mira, wanna grab dinner at the cafeteria? Maybe hang out at my dorm after?”

Jessie was from out of state and, even as a grad student, still lived in the dorms. Not just her, but Linden and Kason too—they were the type who rarely left campus, fully immersed in their studies.

Mirabella smiled, “I don’t live on campus.”

“Wait, you’re a local?” Jessie blinked in surprise.

“Not exactly. My family has a place here,” Mirabella explained briefly.

Jessie’s eyes widened, “Wow, I didn’t know you were loaded!”

In Riverdale, where housing prices were sky-high, owning a place meant serious cash. Jessie looked at her enviously.