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 had merged,

first,

set up just like the one her mother, Karen, had established

month meticulously restoring

almost see her mother working diligently as she approached the familiar

path her mother had once

Holden emerged from within, followed by a group

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

eyes catching an unfinished experimental report

trying to replicate that

Holden and his

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

up. They had been stuck for a month, but

Admiration was an understatement.

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

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.

feeling an

a recent hire. Young, yes, but a medical prodigy and quite insightful about potions." Intrigued, Vivienne said,

handed over his half-finished report. Each word was deliberate

impressed by his

back to the director once I've figured them out," Rex

it and scribbled a series

for a moment, his eyes brightening. "Yes,

down the pen and said, "How long have you been working

as he headed to his workstation,

"Ma'am, he's utterly devoted to medicine.

of someone, though that person was

Percival

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