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

Chapter 1632

Mirabella gave a little smile and set her untouched glass of water back on the coffee table. She had a knack for picking up on things-her ears were just too sharp.

Robert, about to say something, paused as they noticed Joen's assistant rushing back in. "Sorry to interrupt, but Dr. Joen has an urgent situation to handle, so I'll have to see you out," the assistant hurriedly explained.

Robert caught the urgency in his voice and stood up, replying politely, "If Dr. Joen is busy, we'll head out now. No need to escort us; we can manage."

The assistant seemed relieved, not even bothering with a polite smile. "Alright then," he said.

After guiding them downstairs, the assistant quickly turned back towards the research building.

"Seems like something serious is going on," Robert mused, glancing back as they walked away.

Mirabella nodded, fishing her phone out of her pocket. A message from Grady had just come in.

left the administrative office and headed straight for the research building. Upon entering his lab and seeing the wrecked equipment, it felt like his head might

from the shock. Those two pieces of equipment were his pride and joy, housing nearly twenty years of experimental data, the culmination of his life's work. If they were gone,

machine wouldn't respond. That's when he noticed the main

back for repairs seemed hopeless. With the chip

to understand how such devastation occurred in the short time he was away. When the assistant returned and saw the

the destroyed chip, Joen's eyes blazed with anger. "Who could have done

The assistant shivered, quickly

surveillance in

taken out. Whoever

was prepared and

on-duty

they were familiar with