Divorced The True Heiress Gets It All novel Chapter 627

Chapter 627

Aria lifted her eyes and met Owen’s startled gaze. Reclining in the tub, Aria had most of her bare skin on display.

Aria thought, ‘Damn it, Vanessa.’

Aria straightened up in the tub, letting the warm water rise to her chest. She glanced at the projection in the air and saw Owen’s face, flushed crimson with embarrassment.

Aria thought, I’m not even embarrassed, yet Owen’s already blushing.’

Aria reached out, splashed the water and then teased, “What? Never seen my body before?”

Owen suddenly received a message from Vanessa, informing him that the connection had been routed to his device and that from now on, he’d be the one communicating with Aria.

Vanessa also said she was on a video call with Aria and was now patching him in. Owen certainly hadn’t expected to find Aria taking a bath.

Owen breathed a sigh of relief, thinking, “Thank goodness I’m in my room-no one else could see this.

Aria seemed to catch his thought and explained, “Even if there’s someone else around, they can’t see me without touching your phone-but they could still hear our conversation.”

Owen stared at her and asked, “Did you get hurt?”

“No, this place is actually quite nice,” Aria said, casually gathering her loose hair and tying it up.

A few seconds passed in silence. Aria glanced over to find Owen gazing at her with a conflicted expression.

Aria asked, “What’s wrong?”

Owen murmured with a hint of jealousy, “We have a bathtub at our place too, you know. So don’t go falling for that shabby place.”

Aria chuckled softly. “I just wanted to let you know I’m doing perfectly fine here. Don’t worry. How’s White’s injury?”

Owen said, “No serious wounds. Just needs some time to heal.”

Aria asked, “Where exactly am I?”

Owen said, “It’s pretty remote out there-teeming with wildlife, making it nearly impossible for ordinary people to get through.”

That was why they couldn’t care less about escape attempts. No one was forcing anyone to stay, but if they wanted to survive, they had no choice.

Owen continued, “This place is heavily guarded-outsiders can’t get in. Officially, it’s a state-classified research facility with standard recruitment procedures. Those who fail the assessment get sent back.”

Aria asked, “Have any of the researchers in there ever gotten to leave?”

Owen said, “Yeah, some trusted people might be allowed out once in a while, but others never leave. Once you become a researcher there, unless you’re promoted to senior researcher, there’s no resignation or retirement-your only way out is in a body bag.”

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Chapter 627

Becoming a senior researcher wasn’t just about skill; it was about being someone they trusted implicitly.

Aria frowned. “Doesn’t their government intervene?”

“It’s quite complicated.” Owen asked, “Still want to blow it up?”

Aria nodded firmly. “Even more so now. But this place is way more fortified than Ivy Hospital. Even if I managed to destroy it, it wouldn’t be fatal. I need to scope it out first.”

Aria thought to herself, ‘Even if I can’t blow it up, I’ll still raze this insidious lab to the ground.’

Owen said, “Once you’ve got the lay of the land, we’ll get out of here. Then we’ll figure out how to handle this place.”

If blowing it up wasn’t an option, Aria wouldn’t stick around. She needed to get back before the new semester started.

Aria agreed, “Alright.”

Owen said, “Don’t stay in the bath too long. I’ll be waiting for your call.”

As Aria stepped out, a knock came at the door. She opened it to find Cindy standing outside with a dinner tray. “Miss, your dinner is ready.”

The tray held a selection of meticulously prepared Huthailian-style dishes.

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