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

Chapter 1252

Nick's hand froze on his headset when he heard the voice, and in an instant, he went on high alert. "Who are you?"

The voice was so mechanical that it was impossible to tell if it belonged to a man or a woman. Clearly, it was altered by a voice changer.

Atlas wouldn't use something like that, so whoever was on the other end definitely wasn't one of his own.

Nick's expression darkened even more.

"The interference with the surveillance will be lifted in four minutes and fifty seconds," the voice stated again, cold and robotic, without answering his question.

Nick's brow remained furrowed, his voice low and edged with menace, "Who exactly are you? Friend or foe?"

Mirabella, meanwhile, seemed unfazed by the tension in Nick's voice. Her sharp eyes remained glued to the computer screen, which displayed feeds from the entire research institute, all appearing normal under the cameras' watchful gaze.

Leaning back in her chair with a laid-back air, Mirabella finally broke the silence, "Just someone who likes to meddle."

Nick squinted, his mind racing.

indicating some serious tech skills. If they were an enemy, he'd have been caught

Nick didn't waste any more time. He slipped out through the security door. As

kick in and start a face recognition scan as soon as

corridor toward the lab at the end,

lab was off-limits to most. Nick fished a card out of his pocket, which beeped when he swiped it. He then took off his gloves, pressed a prepped fingerprint cover to his thumb, and placed

The door swung open.

whole process took less than

Mirabella raised an eyebrow

lab and shut the door

inside the lab, so Mirabella couldn't see what he was up

was ticking away, every second more

countdown timer for the interference-three minutes left —and lightly tapped her fingers

through the earpiece, "Can you help me

need to power up the

"Okay."

a small program on Mirabella's computer sprang to life, and she quickly pinpointed the computer's