The Million-Dollar Heart

Chapter 383

Gunshots echoed through the lab, but the Vanguard Agency was ready for anything. The GTO guards left behind were caught off-guard, especially since their boss had hightailed it out of there. It was a spectacular defeat, like watching petals swept away by a swift stream.

Vivienne continued to monitor the screens, her fingers dancing over the keyboard with urgency, "The left passage is clear. Follow it."

She was analyzing the layout of the building, switching to real-time mode, and connecting to infrared imaging to track Scott's possible escape routes.

Although Percival had come prepared, they were short on hands, what with all the kids around.

Scott knew the place like the back of his hand; if he had planned an escape route in advance, he would be a tough one to catch.

Suddenly, Vivienne spotted a blinking light on the screen. "Mr. Wolf, watch out, there's a bomb!"

A loud explosion rocked the area 800 meters from the lab entrance.

The thermal imager fizzled out, and the screen became a flurry of scrambling red dots.

Vivienne cursed under her breath, slammed her laptop shut, and sprinted toward the blast site.

"Mr. Wolf! You oka..."

"Vivienne." Percival emerged from the ashes, one hand gripping Thomas, the other holding Leopold. "I'm fine. Check on these two."

Leopold let out a groan. "Vivienne, my hand's done for."

Thomas gestured to his own left hand. "Same here."

Breathing a sigh of relief, Vivienne quickly picked up some scattered wooden planks and expertly fashioned splints for their broken hands.

"This will do for now. We'll get it fixed back at the base. It's not a big deal."

Vivienne's gaze met Percival's.

He was staring into the rubble, his expression grave, eyes sharp as blades.

She understood his frustration.

had been so close to capturing

bomb was buried here, one that even their detectors had not picked

not switched to the real-time map, they might have been dealing with more than just a couple of broken hands. Whether they would even be found

they could easily apprehend. "Captain, we've found all the missing infants.

blinked at

everyone except Leopold looking at her

'ma'am' was

people, we're only engaged, not married! 'Ma'am' sounds so old!" She

give my blessing to be called that? Keep babbling nonsense, and I'll knock your

the 'little Husky's' outburst, focusing instead on Vivienne. "Ma'am, we're running

situation, patting her subordinate's shoulder, "Call me

to the lab; time

team member,

ma'am," The team member beamed, then

his fist, a

man!' But, of course, these words remained

rang. Checking the caller ID, his deep-set eyes

he announced,

delay

her. "The reach of our adversaries is

the kids are safe now. We'll deal with that man slowly." Vivienne noticed

for national security and having someone pull

a smile. "Yes, we'll take care of them one

the situation with the two infants

them;

them with a new type of sedative. Though it was meant to foster organ growth for their experiments, such a drug could

two critical children had already been

as she realized GTO's intention to

Such inhuman cruelty!

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