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.

at Vanguard Agency officially began. The YQ and

arrived at the lab first, taking in the

the one her mother,

spent the past month meticulously restoring it to its

her mother working diligently as she approached

her

Holden emerged from within, followed by

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

nodded in acknowledgment, her eyes catching

that

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

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

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

Admiration was an understatement.

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

brief 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

feeling an odd sense of

capabilities, Holden quickly added, “Ma'am, his name is Rex. He's a recent hire. Young, yes, but a medical prodigy and

over his half-finished report. Each word was deliberate and

nodded, impressed by

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

it and scribbled a series of

for a moment,

said, "How long have you been working

the report as

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

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

Percival entered,

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