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.

and TCL labs had merged, keeping the YQ

first, taking in the

one her mother,

spent the past month meticulously restoring it to its former

see her mother working diligently as she approached the

the path her mother had

within, followed by

been orienting his team to the

catching

approached, saying, "We've been trying to replicate that 3D

operation, Holden and his team

are correct, but you've got the direction mixed up. Give it another

researchers' eyes lit up. They had been stuck for a month, but Vivienne had seen the solution at

Admiration was an understatement.

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

brief discussion, Vivienne asked,

of Hippocrates' Corpus. His hair was neatly trimmed, his nails clean, and he wore silver-rimmed glasses with a naive yet

him up, feeling an odd sense of

a recent hire. Young, yes, but a medical prodigy and quite insightful about

his half-finished report. Each word was deliberate

nodded, impressed by

director once I've figured them out," Rex said, marking a question on

it and scribbled a

a moment, his

the pen and said, "How

this morning," Rex replied casually, clutching the report as he headed to his

devoted to medicine.

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

spoke, Percival entered,

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