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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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

after hearing the code–name “Lark” today, she felt like a bucket of

had almost gotten lost in Percival’s

to be resolved sooner

to settle things as

eyes, she looked at the stern man beside her,

a

from Vivienne’s room in Bay Estates

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

than once, yet she wanted to search it

room, finally stopping at the bookshelf where she had found

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

at the anklet for a long while in silence,

entire house, she finally stopped

the lock and quietly opened the

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

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

the phone

she saw the

It was her birthday.

peacefully. His handsome face softened in a way

the network, and copied all the content within. Even the deleted content was

down in front of the floor–to–ceiling windows on Percival’s bedroom balcony with the minicomputer, ready to silt through

danced at the corner of Percival’s lips as she

phone screen was remarkably clean, featuring only communication apps and

had been persistently researching

for his investigation into her mother was nowhere to be found in the phone’s contents. All she could gather was that he had been looking

frown knitted

Who was he, really?

investigation of her mother simply to get his hands on the potion, or did

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

She opened the app.

smirk tugged

this was where

dark–themed login screen appeared. Using the login traces stolen from Percival’s phone, she logged in. It required face

recognition

she saw a code–name,

that belonged

Chapter 160

Thomas shook his head.

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

to investigating

investigation, we found out that, besides us, two other groups are also on the lookout for this girl, one being the GTO,

on earth would the

was an incredibly ancient organization. They were shrouded in mystery and wielded enormous power; they

Nine Mystics Society seldom

time, they were mobilizing

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

for the remaining half–month and managed to settle the transfer student,

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

moment later, she walked over. “What about

gave Thomas a

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

further. Her eyes were fleetingly scrutinizing the faces

arranged?” Percival asked

physical education class for the seniors. When do you

day after

the physical education class couldn’t possibly be scheduled in the last

Vivienne nodded and headed towards the staff

glance at Thomas, who left on

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

at the duo, sensing

felt

Lark…

her mother’s

Percival investigating her

they were both looking for

the girl she was

observing all the senior students, she

team who disappeared after their last mission was very good at hiding and impersonation, often playing the role of