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

like a

had almost gotten lost in Percival’s affection and forgotten her

to be resolved sooner rather than

needed to settle things as

looked at the stern man beside her, her lips parting

hope you’re a friend, not

Vivienne’s room in Bay Estates and

Percival had messed up last time, had been tidied up and the broken bookshelves

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

bookshelf where she had found the box with the combination lock. The

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

anklet for a long while in

house, she finally

the lock and quietly

his eyes closed in deep sleep. However, she used a

and picked up Percival’s phone from the bedside table. She had

only the

unlocked the phone, and when she

It was her birthday.

still sleeping peacefully. His handsome face softened in a

a minicomputer, connected it to Percival’s phone through the network, and copied all the content within. Even the deleted content

done, she put the phone back on the bedside table and sat down in front of the floor–to–ceiling

faint smile danced at the corner of Percival’s lips as she returned his

screen was remarkably clean, featuring only communication apps and a lone gaming

had been persistently

that he had been

frown knitted

Who was he, really?

her mother simply to get his hands on the

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Vivienne to pause. Percival didn’t seem like the type to

She opened the app.

smirk tugged at her

was where it was

login screen appeared. Using the login traces stolen from Percival’s phone, she

recognition and hacking it, Vivienne

she saw a code–name,

that belonged

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Thomas shook his head.

checked out every student. So

must continue searching.” Percival’s voice was gravelly. “That girl is the key to investigating what

groups are also on the lookout for this girl, one being the GTO, and the

earth would the Nine Mystics Society

ancient organization. They were shrouded in mystery and wielded enormous power; they were even more elusive than the

people of the Nine Mystics Society seldom

they were

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

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

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

later, she walked over. “What

gave Thomas

bird–keeping and ended up with a lark, which is a

were fleetingly scrutinizing

arranged?” Percival asked

education class for

day after

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

nodded and headed towards the

after a glance at Thomas, who left on his

pair ascended the staircase together, bumping into Felix, who was descending with a stack of

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

Vivienne felt

Lark…

was her mother’s

was Percival

like they were both looking

the girl she was looking

and rechecking the information and even observing all

after their last mission