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.

YQ and TCL labs had merged, keeping the

lab first, taking in the familiar

up just like the one her mother,

spent the past month meticulously restoring

could almost see her mother working diligently as

the path her mother had

within, followed by a group of

the head of YQ lab, Holden had been orienting his team to the

eyes catching an unfinished experimental report

that 3D biological printer,

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

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

been stuck for a month,

Admiration was an understatement.

and seeing Vivienne's expertise, they eagerly surrounded her

discussion, Vivienne asked,

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. "Ma'am, I'm

sized him up, feeling an odd sense of

Vivienne doubted the young man's capabilities, Holden quickly added, “Ma'am, his name is Rex. He's a recent hire. Young, yes, but a medical prodigy and quite insightful about potions." Intrigued, Vivienne

his half-finished report. Each word was

nodded, impressed

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

looked at it and scribbled a series of numbers. "Try

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

and said, "How long have you been working on

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

another explanation. "Ma'am, he's utterly devoted to

Rex's dedication reminded her of someone, though that person was not

they spoke, Percival entered,

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