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

Atlas cleared his throat and stepped closer with a glass of water, offering it to Nick. "Here, drink some water, it'll help."

Nick said nothing, feeling a familiar pang in his chest. Taking a deep breath, he shifted the conversation back, "So, where is Mirabella now?"

He hadn’t missed the brief tension that flickered across Uncle Atlas’s face.

"She should be at school around this time, where else?" Atlas muttered.

"Do you think I can't tell you're hiding something?" Nick asked, trying to push himself up from the bed.