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

Chapter 1300

Nick greeted the Section Chief with a nod and gave a friendly nod to the two colleagues standing nearby.

The Section Chief glanced at his watch and cut straight to the chase, handing Nick a data sheet. "So, Mirabella, you know lab number three recently developed a new drug, right? It's already in human trials, and two out of the first group of subjects have had some adverse reactions..."

He paused, his expression growing serious. "Lab three plans to conduct a detailed examination on the subjects, and our department needs to assist. With your background at the T5 Research Institute overseas, you're the best person to lead this surgery."

Nick furrowed his brow. Hadn't he destroyed that batch of drugs himself? How were they still around?

Just then, the Section Chief's phone rang. He turned to answer it, cutting off any response from Nick.

"Manuel's pushing us to get moving, let's head over," the Section Chief said, hanging up and heading to the door.

Nick was still caught up in his thoughts about the drugs and didn't move until a colleague's pat on his shoulder snapped him back.

a bit.

small smile. "Probably just jet lag from

the surgery

before shaking his head. "Should be

it. I reckon the surgery's gonna take a while,"

hand to his chest, feeling a dull ache that had started in the car.

happened here. A bunch of valuable research data got stolen. It was a massive hit," the colleague shared, sounding a bit like he was sharing a juicy piece of gossip.

up, surprise crossing his features briefly. He recalled the person who had helped him escape that night. Could

Nick asked, puzzled. "How did a theft

an inside job,"

shrugged. "No one else could've pulled it off.

the conference abroad

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