The Double ( or More ?) Life of The Fake Heiress

The familiar voice on the other end was none other than Summer. The length of the audio call wasn’t substantial, just a minute, and it didn’t contain any cryptic messages. But Summer’s phrase, “It’s all good,” had an intriguing ring to it.

What was all good? Something about Leo?

Mirabella took off her headphones, her expression unreadable, shadowed with thought.

“Odd, has my Twitter account been hacked?” Leo wondered aloud.

Beside her, Leo, phone in hand, stared at the message that read, “Account risks detected. You have been forcibly logged out,” his face etched with irritation.

Mirabella shot him a half–smirk. ‘Leo, did you wander onto some shady websites by any

chance?”

At her words, Leo’s face darkened instantly. He shot Mirabella a glare, retorting, “Are you questioning my integrity?”

He turned back to his phone and tried re–entering his username and password, only to find himself still locked out. His frustration grew.

“Still can’t get in?” Mirabella raised an eyebrow.

“Nope, it just won’t let me in for some reason,” Leo said, scratching his head and handing his phone to Mirabella. “Look, it keeps saying my account’s at risk.”

“These things usually clear up in a few days. It’s nothing. Try logging in again later,” Mirabella said nonchalantly.

“Alright.” Leo conceded, giving up on his verified account for the moment. He began typing another set of credentials into the login field. “Can’t access my main account, but I’ve got a backup. I’m curious to see what’s going on with my main one, what’s this ‘risk‘ they’re talking about.”

Mirabella sighed. Hacking one account was easy, but you could never predict how many backup accounts one might have.

Leo was about to check his main profile when he saw a trending topic about plagiarism allegations against him. He frowned and clicked on the trending hashtag.

[I can’t believe the person I’ve been a fan of for years could do this. Stealing a bandmate’s creation to launch a career is just despicable.]

[So, is Juztin’s silence due to guilt? Is he too afraid to face our questions?} NôvelDrama.Org owns © this.

[I thought Juztin’s new song teaser sounded fresh, but who knew the truth would be so disappointing?]

[There must be some misunderstanding. After all, Juztin shared a snippet of a new song and

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melody months ago. It’s possible someone is trying to smear him.]

Jay’s got the full track already. What misunderstanding could there be?)

Leo stopped browsing and went straight to Jay’s tweet. [Four years of working together, and some truths are too much to bear. If you still care, please stop your thievery.] A link to an audio clip followed.

Leo, brow furrowed, clicked on the audio. As soon as he heard the melody, his expression darkened. Three minutes later, he was scowling.

The full version of the audio Jay had posted was almost identical to the demo in Leo’s possession, except his was still unpolished, the final touches yet to be made. But the real kicker? He had just finished creating his song an hour ago, while Jay’s post was dated yesterday.

He was certain he’d never heard Jay’s version before. So, how could these two identical songs exist?