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.

and TCL labs

the lab first, taking

the one her

the past month meticulously

could almost see her mother working diligently as she approached

the path her mother had once

from within, followed by

orienting his team to the lab's environment and its

in acknowledgment, her eyes catching an unfinished experimental report on

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

of operation, Holden and his team had been

spotted several errors on the report and said, "These numbers are correct, but you've got the direction mixed up. Give

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

Admiration was an understatement.

research fanatics, and seeing Vivienne's expertise, they

brief discussion, Vivienne asked, "Who's handling

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

feeling an

He's a recent hire. Young, yes, but a

handed over his half-finished report. Each word

nodded, impressed

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

scribbled a series of numbers.

numbers for a moment, his eyes

pen and said, "How long have you

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

devoted to medicine. We're all used to it

Rex's dedication reminded her of someone, though

they spoke, Percival

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