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

up just like the one her mother, Karen, had

had spent the past month meticulously restoring it to its

see her mother working diligently as she approached the familiar

path her

within, followed by a group of

been orienting his

her eyes catching an unfinished experimental report on

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

month of operation, Holden and his team had been busy

on the report and said, "These numbers are correct, but you've

eyes lit up. They had been stuck for a month, but Vivienne had

Admiration was an understatement.

were research fanatics, and seeing Vivienne's expertise, they eagerly surrounded her with reports from

a brief discussion, Vivienne asked, "Who's

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

up, feeling an odd sense of

hire. Young, yes,

half-finished report. Each word

nodded, impressed

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

it and scribbled a series of numbers. "Try

a moment, his

pen and said, "How

clutching the report as he headed to his workstation,

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

bothered. However, Rex's dedication reminded her of someone,

Percival entered, "Anna's

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