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.

only the youngest was a stranger to him. The other two were researchers, hardly a threat. The leader, used to having bodyguards outside the institute and having dealt with criminal

as he sneered, "You've got guts breaking in here. You must be out of your

Nick lunged, booting it out of his hand. The

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

darting toward the corridor's

at the back was unfazed and stepped right into Nick's path, standing firm in the middle of the

noticeable black ring

the security feed, Mirabella's eyes narrowed at the sight

the earpiece, "Watch out for

off about the man blocking his way but had no time to waste. He moved in to