The Double or more Life of the Fake Heiress (Mirabella) novel Chapter 1259

At that moment, Nick had already sliced through the glass with the knife he held. With a quick shove, he smashed the pane inward, sending shards falling as he leaped inside.

Just as he made his move, the team leader on the other side pulled the trigger.

A gunshot cracked through the night.

The figures on the connecting beams vanished.

The team leader, eyeing the shattered window, casually blew across the gun barrel and turned away, striding toward the elevator with purpose.

"Send in the cleanup crew."

His voice, light and airy, echoed sharply through the hallway.

*

Over at the research facility, Atlas, who had snuck in with his team through the back door, heard the gunshot too, and his heart sank.

They’d fired a shot; that meant trouble for Mr. Nick… With eyes blazing red, Atlas knocked out a guard with a solid punch.

His team, having dealt with others lurking in the shadows, gathered around him, their faces equally grim.

Atlas clenched his fists tightly, an air of barely-contained violence surrounding him.

Two seconds later, he forced down his emotions, keeping his mind clear as he addressed his team, "Mr. Nick's got skills; he must’ve dodged it. Based on the gunshot’s direction, some of you stay here to keep an eye on things, the rest come with me to check next door."

With that, he briskly headed towards the annex.

His team followed without hesitation.

Meanwhile, Mirabella, upon hearing the gunshot through her headset, shot up from her chair, a heavy feeling settling over her.