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

Chapter 1318

Nick brushed aside his thoughts, focusing on Atlas once more. "How did Mirabella manage to get me out of the lab?"

Though he still looked pale and weak, his eyes had a sharpness that seemed to cut through everything.

Atlas met Nick's gaze, his fingers tightening around the cup. He sighed inwardly, realizing there was no point in keeping the truth under wraps any longer. "It was one of Ms. Mira's friends who got you out. She didn't go into the lab herself; she was waiting outside for you."

The last thing Nick recalled before blacking out was the parking lot—the final stretch of his endurance. After a moment, he asked, "The injuries...?"

"Ms. Mira took care of them," Atlas replied honestly.

Nick's fingers twitched slightly on the cup. "Same as last time, right?"

Atlas hesitated, then nodded.

With everything already spilled, hiding anything further was pointless. The truth would have surfaced eventually, whether from him or someone else.

After a pause, Atlas added in a hushed tone, "You were the one who kept it from Ms. Mira first, so she just went along with it, not wanting to stir the pot."

Nick was silent for a beat. So, everyone was in on the act except him?

a glass of

nothing, feeling a familiar pang in his chest. Taking a deep breath, he shifted the conversation back, "So, where

hadn't missed the brief tension

at school around this time, where else?"

tell you're hiding something?" Nick asked, trying to push

as soon as he moved,

et el?

the nightstand and gently helped Nick lean against the headboard. "Ms. Mira really is fine," he insisted.

eyes locked onto Atlas. "I don't

avoided Nick's gaze, lifting the water again and motioning for

stare unrelenting, making Atlas squirm under the

up a lot of energy saving you, so she's

James mentioning that Ms. Mira was expected to wake up

no

condition.

I been out?"

even though he had barely escaped death for the

"Today's the