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

first, taking in the

one her mother, Karen, had established years

the past month meticulously restoring it to its

working diligently as she approached the familiar

path her

emerged from within, followed by a group of lab

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

her eyes catching an unfinished

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

operation, Holden and his team

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

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

Admiration was an understatement.

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

discussion, Vivienne asked,

young 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 working on the potions," he

up, feeling an odd sense

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

half-finished report. Each word was

nodded, impressed

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

looked at it and scribbled a series

a moment, his eyes brightening.

"How long have you been working

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

devoted to medicine.

her of someone, though that

Percival entered, "Anna's

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