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..."

like Ewan had noted, Athena mused,

it lead to?

on the other end, long enough to tell Athena the man

of the building. The contractor, I remember, told me though

maybe... It has been shut down by rocks and sand with the rise of buildings everywhere... what do you

grandfather’s words. No one apart from the

to cross all the dots. We need to know what was being grown in

to get anything from there, apart

running

sigh of weariness came over the line, and Athena felt sad for the older colleague. This was depressing

your nose mask. Seeing as you have been infected with the Grey Virus twice, you might be more susceptible to

thank you Athena.

"I will, goodbye."

hand through her hair, got out of her seat, and started toward

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

Aiden had suggested. After all, raiding the doctors’ hideout would tip the gang

another state?" Susan muttered, dragging herself forward, as she finally saw the light at the end

we would have come earlier, than waiting for confirmation from the

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

them, when they spotted the house that

remember the

The agents affirmed quietly.

too bright out here. Hopefully, they won’t be ferrying out the drugs anytime soon." Aiden muttered, before asking Susan to check

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