Chapter 679:

The sudden brightness stung her eyes, and she had to blink to clear her vision. At the doorway, Jareth froze mid-step, momentarily blinded by the flood of light.

His phone rang, and he answered with visible annoyance. “How much longer until Mr. Shaw arrives?” he snapped.

The voice on the other end was tense. “Mr. Williamson, Mr. Shaw drove through the gate a minute ago. He’ll be at the facility any moment.”

Jareth paled, his frustration vanishing as he barked new orders to the staff. “Nobody mentions the power outage! All researchers, verify your data immediately! Security, I want you to find out who used the microwave to heat coffee!”

“Understood!”

Allison, pressed tightly into her corner, exhaled quietly. Thankfully, Jareth’s fear of Verruckt ran deep enough that he was on edge about even a minor power blip.

that outage, everyone, including the new cleaners like

the lab with movement. For the moment, there was no

the heart

aware of the situation. He says he can cut

“Not now.”

between a large server and the wall, found a moment to catch her

the boss is almost here. Another outage

returned, his voice laden with

that fleeting pause, she could almost sense Gordon’s frustration at being unable to take her place in the danger. She leaned

favor.” She kept her voice

was in was rarely unoccupied, so she quickly lowered her voice and spoke. “You’re already into the lab’s surveillance, right? Once Verruckt leaves, I’ll need you to guide

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