The Million-Dollar Heart

Chapter 160

Thomas shook his head.

“No, I’ve covertly checked out every student. So far, I haven’t found anything unusual.”

“We must continue searching.” Percival’s voice was gravelly. “That girl is the key to investigating what went wrong with Lark’s last mission. We have to find her.”

“Understood,” replied Thomas. “But, during our investigation, we found out that, besides us, two other groups are also on the lookout for this girl, one being the GTO, and the other seems to be the Nine Mystics Society.”

“Why on earth would the Nine Mystics Society get involved?”

The Nine Mystics Society was an incredibly ancient organization. They were shrouded in mystery and wielded enormous power; they were even more elusive than the GTO.

The people of the Nine Mystics Society seldom made their moves.

Yet this time, they were mobilizing for this girl.

“We haven’t figured that out yet.” Thomas shook his head. “All we know is that Lark is tangled in too many secrets.”

Just then, Vivienne, who had finished setting the revision schedule for the remaining half–month and managed to settle the transfer student, Coral, heard the name “Lark” coming from Thomas.

Her eyes narrowed subtly as her gaze rested on Percival’s back for a moment with a barely detectable glint in her eyes.

A moment later, she walked over. “What about Lark?”

Percival gave Thomas a look.

Thomas immediately responded. “A friend of mine has recently taken to bird–keeping and ended up with a lark, which is a protected species, and got fined.”

Vivienne didn’t press further. Her eyes were fleetingly scrutinizing the faces of Percival and Thomas.

“Everything arranged?” Percival asked Vivienne.

“Yes.” Vivienne nodded. “We’re down to the last physical education class for the seniors. When do you plan to schedule it?”

“The day after tomorrow afternoon.”

With the college entrance exams just half a month away, the physical education class couldn’t possibly be scheduled in the last week before the exams.

“Alright.” Vivienne nodded and headed towards the staff office.

Percival followed her after a glance at Thomas, who left on his own.

The pair ascended the staircase together, bumping into Felix, who was descending with a stack of papers. They exchanged polite nods and continued on their way.

However, after Felix had walked away, he couldn’t help but look back at the duo, sensing that something was off with their atmosphere, almost as if they had had a disagreement.

Indeed, Vivienne felt a bit uneasy.

Lark…

That was her mother’s code–name.

Why was Percival investigating her mother?

Moreover, it seemed like they were both looking for the same person.

From the information Matthew had found and her own investigations, the girl she was looking for was indeed among the seniors at Cloudcrest High School.

But after checking and rechecking the information and even observing all the senior students, she still couldn’t figure it out.

According to the information she had, the member of her mother’s team who disappeared after their last mission was very good at hiding and impersonation, often playing the role of a spy in the organization.

It seemed that he had passed on his skills to his daughter, which was why the girl was able to hide so well.

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09:57.

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Vivienne put the files on her desk as her gaze fell on a few bags of nuts, Recalling the way Percival had playfully fed her in the morning, she felt a strange pain in her heart.

She had started to feel differently about Percival,

That was why, despite living with him for so long, she never investigated the origin of the pendant he had, as she had initially Intended.

She didn’t want to uncover something she didn’t want to see.

had indeed swayed her

today, she felt like a bucket of cold

gotten lost in

things needed to be resolved sooner rather than

and Percival needed to settle things

at the stern man beside her, her lips

you’re a friend,

figure emerged from Vivienne’s room in Bay Estates and silently made their

she and Percival had messed up last time, had been tidied up and the

had been to this study more than once, yet she wanted

made her way through the room, finally stopping at the bookshelf where she had found the box with the combination

the box, she found the anklet she had lost

for a long while in silence,

entire house, she

inserted the key into the lock and

she used a mild sedative, not noticing that when she sprayed

the bedside table. She had already checked his computer during her

only the phone remained

when she saw the numbers displayed,

It was her birthday.

who was still sleeping peacefully. His handsome face softened in a way that only

phone through the network, and copied all the content within. Even the deleted

she put the phone back on the bedside table and sat down in front of the floor–to–ceiling windows on Percival’s bedroom balcony with the minicomputer, ready to

a faint smile danced at the corner of Percival’s lips

was remarkably clean, featuring only communication

had been

could gather was that he had been looking into her

frown knitted Vivienne’s

Who was he, really?

get his hands on the potion, or did he have other

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pause. Percival didn’t seem like the

She opened the app.

smirk tugged at

was where it was

facade. Bypassing this disguise, a dark–themed login screen appeared. Using the login traces stolen from Percival’s phone, she logged in. It required

Percival for face recognition and hacking it, Vivienne

she saw

code–name that belonged

Chapter 160

Thomas shook his head.

student.

“That girl is the key to investigating what went

Thomas. “But, during our investigation, we found out that, besides us, two other groups are also on the lookout for this girl, one being the GTO, and the other seems to be

the Nine

were shrouded in mystery and wielded enormous power;

Mystics Society seldom made their

were mobilizing

yet.” Thomas shook his head. “All we know is that Lark is

and managed to settle the transfer student, Coral,

on Percival’s back for

moment later, she walked over. “What

Thomas a

has recently taken to bird–keeping and ended up

further. Her eyes were fleetingly scrutinizing the faces

Percival

class for the seniors. When do

day after

half a month away, the physical education class couldn’t possibly

headed

her after a glance at Thomas, who left on

bumping into Felix, who was descending with a stack of papers. They exchanged polite nods

away, he couldn’t help but look back at the duo, sensing that something was off with their atmosphere, almost

felt a

Lark…

her mother’s

Percival investigating

were both

her own investigations, the girl she was looking for

after checking and rechecking the information and even observing all the senior students, she still couldn’t

the member of her mother’s team who disappeared after their last mission was very good at hiding and impersonation,