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.

indeed

“Lark” today, she felt like a

lost in Percival’s affection and

needed to be resolved

to settle things as

eyes, she looked at the stern

I hope you’re a friend,

Bay Estates

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

this study more than once, yet she

where she had found

her birth date to unlock the box, she found the anklet she had lost as a

the anklet for a long while in silence, then locked the box and took it

the entire house, she

the lock and quietly opened

lay on the bed, his eyes closed in deep sleep. However, she used a mild sedative, not noticing that when

and picked up Percival’s phone from the bedside table. She had already checked his computer during

only the phone

she saw the numbers displayed,

It was her birthday.

face softened

it to Percival’s phone through the network, and copied all the content within. Even the deleted content was recovered and

down in front of the floor–to–ceiling windows on Percival’s

to her, a faint smile danced at the corner

only communication apps and

been persistently researching

nowhere to be found in the phone’s contents. All she could gather was that he had been looking into her mother’s last mission, just like her, and was also searching

knitted

Who was he, really?

investigation of her mother simply to get his hands on the

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landed on an innocuous health app, causing Vivienne to pause. Percival didn’t seem like the type to

She opened the app.

tugged at

this was where it

Using the login traces stolen from Percival’s phone, she logged in. It

between waking Percival for face recognition and hacking

she saw

code–name that belonged to

Chapter 160

Thomas shook his head.

covertly checked out every student. So far, I haven’t found anything

key to

other groups are also on the lookout for this girl,

earth would the Nine Mystics Society get

were shrouded in mystery and wielded

Nine Mystics Society seldom

they were mobilizing for

“All we know is that Lark is tangled in

revision schedule for the remaining half–month and managed to settle the transfer student, Coral, heard

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

later, she walked over. “What about

Thomas a

to bird–keeping and ended up

were fleetingly scrutinizing

arranged?” Percival

“We’re down to the last physical education class for the seniors. When do

day after

half a month away, the physical education class couldn’t possibly be scheduled in the last

and headed towards the staff

glance at

descending with a stack of papers. They exchanged

sensing that something was off with their atmosphere, almost as if

felt a

Lark…

her

was Percival investigating

were both looking for the same

the girl she was looking for was indeed among the seniors at Cloudcrest

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

after their last mission was very good at hiding and impersonation, often playing