Chapter 24
The helicopter landed at the back of the villa. Ciaran and Madeline rushed to the house. Lucien was waiting for them at the door.
"Is Richard around?" Ciaran asked.
"Not now, but he will be soon."
Ciaran went straight to the computer room. Madeline knew that he deliberately did not look at the countdown clock. The number had been reduced significantly, and he didn’t want to see it.
Ciaran slid the disk into the computer.
The monitor flashed:
New disk inserted. Print verification required.
Ciaran pressed his palm against the verification panel.
The monitor flashed:
Print verified.
Ciaran LeBlanc.
Biological age: 32295.24X
Born on Earth.
Citizen of the United Kingdom.
Successor of Sciphil Three—Bran LeBlanc.
“You’re 32,295 years old!” Madeline said.
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