Chapter 408: Two Teams

"Ciara is safe."

Athena was relieved tremendously by Ewan’s text. She kept her phone on the table, exhaled shakily, and watched the reactions happening in the beaker on the table a few feet away.

It was worse than she could ever imagine; would have been worst if Ciara hadn’t obtained the virus for them.

The one she had taken from the lab, which she had thought was the final product or at least close to it, was just the preliminary.

Her eyes darted to her phone when it started ringing. Herbert. Good that he called, she thought, picking the phone quickly. She had some questions for him.

"Athena, good afternoon, how are you doing?"

"I’m fine, Herbert, thank you. And how are you? You have been scarce lately..."

Herbert’s sigh echoed over the line. "I’m fine, just a bit occupied with some work... had to leave the state for an emergency. Is there a problem? Did anyone look for me?"

"Not really. The government parastatals were up with questions though. Wanted to know how you were unaware of the secret room below the hospital."

"I never said I was unaware, Athena."

Athena raised a brow, lips parting slightly. Oh.

"I just never thought the secrets would be discovered by those twins. The space was like an escape route in case of emergencies..."

noted, Athena mused, licking her lower

exit door, where does it lead to? Do

pause on the other end, long enough

had perused the plan of the building. The contractor, I remember, told me though that it had been incomplete... I had directed the

been shut down by rocks and sand with

words. No one apart from the people in the

think really, Herbert. I’m just trying to cross all the dots. We need to know what was being grown

able to get anything from there, apart from the tools that the police had

are running on

and Athena felt sad for the older colleague. This was

as you have been infected with the Grey

Athena. And

"I will, goodbye."

ended, Athena exhaled loudly, ran a hand through her hair, got out of her seat, and started toward the solution.

the hallway Athena had given them coordinates to, and how to

After all, raiding the doctors’ hideout would tip the gang that they

forward, as she finally saw the light at the end of

known it would be this long, we would have come earlier, than waiting for confirmation from the group in the headquarters

case you haven’t noticed, young woman, there is no service down

behind them, when they spotted the house that Athena had talked about, the house with the

remember

The agents affirmed quietly.

have to wait till evening. It’s too bright out here. Hopefully, they won’t be ferrying out the drugs anytime soon." Aiden muttered, before asking

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