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

Chapter 1254

At the front of the group, a middle-aged man snapped back into focus, zeroing in on Nick. Nick was decked out in black from head to toe, his face completely covered, standing right at the entrance to the lab the heart of their research.

The man's face clouded over instantly. He marched forward, demanding, "Who the hell are you?"

Two others were with him, one of them noticeably younger and lagging behind slightly. Spotting the unfamiliar figure, he glanced up at the cameras and infrared sensors overhead.

As the middle-aged man closed in on Nick, a mechanical voice crackled in his earpiece-it was Mirabella. "You've got fifteen seconds before the jammer cuts out. Handle these three and get out."

Once the cameras were back up, the guards would be on them in no time, and even with his skills, Nick would be hard-pressed to escape.

Nick tipped his hat down, clutching the scalpel stashed in his pocket, ready to face the trio.

to him. The other two were researchers, hardly a threat. The leader, used to having bodyguards outside the institute and having dealt with criminal threats before, picked up on Nick's dangerous

of his pocket, scrolling through contacts as he sneered, "You've got guts breaking in

the phone, Nick lunged, booting it out of his hand. The phone

the man's hand numb, and before he knew it, he was slammed

darting toward the corridor's

and stepped right into Nick's path, standing firm in the

black ring on his left index

security feed, Mirabella's eyes narrowed at

she warned through the earpiece, "Watch out

way but had no time to waste. He moved in to