The Million-Dollar Heart

Chapter 441

She glanced at Soren's retreating figure, knowing full well her recent tie in combat was just a stroke of luck.

Soren was still nursing an old injury, not yet back in top form.

Percival approached with the detached professionalism of a captain, addressing Anna, "A month from now will be the final assessment. Pass that, and I'll arrange for you to start interning in the lab while carrying out missions."

Anna saluted smartly. "Yes, sir. I won't let you or Vivienne down."

Vivienne watched her with a hint of amusement. The girl was a quick study.

While Leopold drove Vivienne and Percival back to their estate, Anna was left at the Vanguard Agency's training camp to hone her skills.

On the way, Leopold queried, "Vivienne, do you think Anna's got what it takes? The Agency's training isn't for the faint of heart."

Despite Anna's draw with Soren, he was worried.

"If you made it through, she will too," Vivienne replied nonchalantly, leaning on Percival's shoulder.

Percival nodded in agreement, "Right, makes sense."

Leopold glanced in the rear-view mirror, catching the couple's affectionate display, and asked belatedly, "Hang on. What do you mean 'if I made it through'? I'm way better than Anna, okay?" Vivienne lifted her gaze lazily, "She's nineteen. How old are you?"

Leopold fell silent.

Alright, he asked for it. He should just shut up!

With a snap, he pulled down the visor.

Out of sight, out of mind, right?

A month later.

officially began. The YQ and TCL labs

at the lab first, taking in the familiar

was set up just like the one her mother, Karen,

had spent the past month meticulously restoring it

her mother working diligently

walked the path her mother

followed by

head of YQ lab, Holden had been orienting his team to the lab's environment and its various

in acknowledgment, her eyes catching an unfinished experimental report

been trying to replicate that 3D biological printer, but we're hitting a

lab's month of operation, Holden and his team had

the report and said, "These numbers are correct, but you've got the direction mixed up. Give it another

stuck for a month, but Vivienne had seen the

Admiration was an understatement.

seeing Vivienne's expertise, they

Vivienne asked, "Who's handling the

man holding a copy of Hippocrates' Corpus. His hair was neatly trimmed, his nails clean, and he wore silver-rimmed

sized him up, feeling an

name is Rex. He's a recent hire. Young, yes, but a medical prodigy and quite insightful about potions." Intrigued, Vivienne said, "Show me

report. Each word

nodded, impressed by his

are parts I'm unclear about. I'll report back to the director once I've figured them out," Rex said,

and scribbled a series of numbers.

a moment, his

pen and said, "How long have you been

the report as he headed

utterly devoted to medicine. We're all used to it by

However, Rex's dedication reminded her of someone, though that person was not

spoke, Percival entered,

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