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 labs had merged, keeping the

at the lab first, taking in the

just like the one her

spent the past month meticulously restoring it to

almost see her mother working diligently as she approached

path her mother had once

Holden emerged from within, followed by a group of lab

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

eyes catching an unfinished

saying, "We've been trying to replicate that 3D biological printer, but

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

said, "These numbers are

been stuck for a month, but

Admiration was an understatement.

Vivienne's expertise, they eagerly surrounded her

brief discussion, Vivienne asked, "Who's handling the potion

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

up, feeling an odd

doubted the young man's capabilities, Holden quickly added, “Ma'am, his name is Rex. He's a recent hire. Young, yes,

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

impressed

parts I'm unclear about. I'll report back to the director once I've figured

it and scribbled a series of numbers.

the numbers for a moment, his

said, "How long have you been working on

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

another explanation. "Ma'am, he's utterly devoted to medicine. We're all used to it

her of someone, though that person was not

they spoke, Percival entered,

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