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, keeping the YQ

the lab first, taking in the familiar

the one her mother, Karen, had

spent the past month meticulously restoring it

her mother working diligently as

the path her mother had once

followed by a

orienting his team to the lab's environment and

her eyes catching an unfinished experimental report on the

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

Holden and his team had

"These numbers are correct, but

They had been stuck for a month, but Vivienne

Admiration was an understatement.

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

asked, "Who's handling the potion

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.

sized him up, feeling an odd

hire. Young, yes, but

half-finished report.

nodded, impressed

director once I've figured them out,"

it and scribbled a series of numbers. "Try

the numbers for a moment, his eyes brightening. "Yes,

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

clutching the report as he headed to his workstation, engrossed in

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

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

Percival

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