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.

began. The YQ and TCL labs had merged, keeping the YQ lab's

first, taking in the

up just like the one her

meticulously restoring it to its

her mother working diligently as

path her mother had once

from within, followed by a group of

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

acknowledgment, her eyes catching an unfinished

that 3D biological

and his team had

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

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

Admiration was an understatement.

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

asked, "Who's handling

parted, revealing a young man holding a copy of Hippocrates' Corpus. His hair was neatly trimmed, his nails clean, and he wore

sized him up, feeling an odd sense

name is Rex. He's a recent hire. Young, yes, but a medical prodigy and quite insightful about

handed over his half-finished report. Each word

impressed by

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

scribbled a series of numbers.

for a moment, his eyes brightening. "Yes, this could

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

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

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

her of someone, though that person

Percival

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