Dumping Him for His Uncle (Natasha and Zachary) novel Chapter 50

Xavier quickly wiped the look off his face. That familiar sense of foreboding made him think of his university days again.

Back when he had just joined the lab, he was slower than everyone else at pretty much everything.

Luckily, Natasha had been willing to take him under her wing. Otherwise, Xavier had no idea where he'd be now.

Halfway through the experiment, Natasha stood up and stretched.

Most of the other staff members had already left by now. The ones still around were either fully focused on their experiments or helping Nicole with hers.

"Which one of you is Natasha?"

A woman dressed sharply walked into the lab at this moment, and Natasha gave her a nod of acknowledgement.

"Mr. Graham's waiting for you on the 15th floor of Foster Tower, room 306. Head over."

Natasha didn't recognize the woman but figured she had to be from the lab too. She quickly gave Xavier a few instructions before heading out.

Just as she took one step out the door, she quickly sidestepped, startling a colleague from the opposite lab who was about to take a water break.

"Go ahead," she whispered.

Faye Young had just stepped out of the lab across the hall, and the two of them nearly bumped straight into each other. Natasha barely managed to dodge in time.

She waited a couple more minutes, figuring it was safe, then slipped out carefully.

But just as she thought she was in the clear, she spotted Faye still lingering in the lobby, deep in conversation with someone about the experiments.

Natasha moved cautiously, silently praying she wouldn't get spotted while keeping one ear trained on their conversation.

Unfortunately, their chat wrapped up before she could catch anything useful.

She decided to leave it at that. It was better for her to head to Foster Tower first and deal with Faye later.