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

researchers scrambled frantically, filling the lab with movement. For the moment, there

heart of

through her earpiece. “Allison, Kellan’s aware of the situation. He

“Not now.”

wedged between a large server and the

boss is almost here. Another outage would

Gordon relayed her message, then returned, his voice laden with concern.

almost sense Gordon’s frustration at being unable to take her place in the danger. She leaned

I’ll need one more favor.”

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 me back

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