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

arrived at the lab first, taking in

just like the one her mother, Karen, had established

the past month meticulously restoring it to its

see her mother working diligently

walked the path her mother had

followed by a group of

orienting his team to the lab's

acknowledgment, her eyes catching an unfinished experimental

replicate that 3D biological printer,

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

"These numbers are correct, but you've got the direction mixed up. Give it

for a month, but Vivienne had seen the solution

Admiration was an understatement.

fanatics, and seeing Vivienne's expertise, they eagerly

asked, "Who's

parted, revealing a 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 said

feeling

“Ma'am, his name is Rex. He's a recent hire. Young, yes, but a

report. Each

impressed

are parts I'm unclear about. I'll report back to the director once

looked at it and scribbled a series of

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

said, "How long have you been working on

as he headed to his workstation,

utterly devoted to medicine. We're all used

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

Percival

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