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

at the lab first, taking in the familiar

like the one her mother, Karen, had established

past month meticulously restoring it to its former

almost see her mother working diligently as she approached the

path her mother

emerged from within, followed by a

been orienting his team to the lab's environment and its various

acknowledgment, her eyes catching an unfinished

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

month of operation, Holden and his team

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

eyes lit up. They had been stuck for a month, but

Admiration was an understatement.

Vivienne's expertise, they eagerly surrounded her with reports from their own

Vivienne asked, "Who's

holding a copy of Hippocrates' Corpus. His hair was neatly trimmed, his nails clean, and

feeling

He's a recent hire. Young, yes, but a medical prodigy and quite

over his half-finished report. Each word was deliberate

impressed

report back to the director once I've figured them out," Rex

looked at it and scribbled a

for a moment, his eyes

set down the pen and said, "How long have

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

explanation. "Ma'am, he's utterly devoted to medicine. We're

bothered. However, Rex's dedication reminded her of someone, though that person was

spoke, Percival entered, "Anna's

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