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.

Vanguard Agency officially began. The YQ and TCL

lab first, taking in the familiar

one her

spent the past month meticulously restoring

could almost see her mother working diligently as

her mother had once

within, followed by a group of

YQ lab, Holden had been orienting his team to the lab's environment and

eyes catching an unfinished experimental report

to replicate that 3D biological printer,

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

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

They had been stuck for a month,

Admiration was an understatement.

seeing Vivienne's expertise, they eagerly surrounded her

a brief discussion, Vivienne asked,

crowd parted, revealing a young man holding a copy of Hippocrates' Corpus. His hair was neatly trimmed, his nails clean, and he wore silver-rimmed glasses with a naive yet profound smile. "Ma'am, I'm working

feeling an odd sense of

man's capabilities, Holden quickly added, “Ma'am, his name is Rex. He's a recent hire. Young, yes, but a medical prodigy and quite insightful about potions."

report. Each word was deliberate

impressed

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

scribbled

the numbers for a moment, his eyes

pen and said, "How

Rex replied casually, clutching the report as

he's utterly devoted to medicine. We're all used to

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

Percival entered,

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