The Double or more Life of the Fake Heiress (Mirabella) novel Chapter 1633

Not long after, the assistant walked back in, looking anything but happy.

"The labs from the third to the fifth floor have taken a hit. The equipment's damaged, but we might be able to fix it," he rattled off about the other floors quickly.

What he didn’t say was that fixing everything might cost more than just buying new ones. The real issue wasn’t the busted equipment—it was the data inside.

Joen glared at him, his expression icy. "So, you’re saying my lab got hit the worst?"

The assistant nodded, head bowed. "…Yes."

Joen couldn’t hold back his temper any longer and smashed a cup to the floor. "Fantastic! It's like they had it out for me!"

The assistant felt his nerves tighten, knowing how scary Joen could be when he was angry.

"Please, try to stay calm. The university's locked down all the exits. Whoever pulled this off in such a short time probably wasn’t alone. Plus, the cops have sent some tech wizards to sort out the surveillance footage. Maybe we’ll catch them soon."

Joen clenched his jaw so hard it was like he was trying to grind his teeth to dust. "Catching them won't bring back my research data, will it?"

Decades of hard work, gone!

The assistant stayed silent, struggling to find anything comforting to say.

Joen rubbed his aching temples, took a deep breath, and then walked out, face blank. "I need to see who messed with my lab!"

The assistant quickly followed, knowing Joen was heading to the surveillance room.

Once there, police techs were hard at work trying to recover the footage.