The Million-Dollar Heart

Vivienne scrutinized the contract from top to bottom, each clause capable of sending shock waves through the business world if taken on its own.

The document stated that the Perez family would unconditionally provide all components and funding necessary for the development of a groundbreaking new explosive device. In return, Vivienne was only required to secure a location and manage security and insurance-the kind of overhead that would not cost her a dime.

The catch? The patent for the new explosive could not bear Vivienne's name.

But this term suited Vivienne just fine.

After all, the explosive device was Griffin's brainchild. She had simply come into possession of it by a twist of fate and, coincidentally, had the means to bring the project to fruition.

Without hesitation, Vivienne signed her name on the dotted line.

It marked the second time she had officially collaborated with the government.

"Grandpa, I agree to the terms here," Vivienne handed the contract to Jasper.

Jasper chuckled. "Kiddo, you don't want to ask around a bit more?"

"I trust you, Jasper. That's enough for me."

Vivienne had that kind of confidence; once she believed in someone, she trusted them completely.

Jasper felt a wave of relief and nodded in approval. "Alright, this old man won't let you down; rest assured."

Vivienne glanced at Percival, who, in turn, presented another contract.

"Jasper, Yuri, please take a look at this contract as well," Percival said, passing it over with both hands.

It was a gift from Percival and Vivienne to the Perez family.

Jasper's brows twitched, and Yuri was visibly stunned. "Vivienne, are you sure?"

Their surprise was not overblown; they simply had not expected Vivienne to be willing to offer up such an asset.

The contract was another win-win partnership, where the Perez family would not need to invest much effort or time into maintenance.

It pertained to the YQ Lab-a highly secretive venture of Vivienne's, with every project somehow linked to Karen.

about it,

Agency. But for the Perez family, it was a different

was Vivienne, revealing even

Vivienne affirmed. She wanted the Perez family to join the YQ Lab

been the previous captain of the Vanguard Agency's special squad. However, her last mission failed due to certain reasons, and the YQ Lab was subsequently

not believe for a second that it had happened without the involvement of the Vanguard Agency's

it was only a matter of

constantly trying to suppress him. If the higher-ups insisted on reintegrating the YQ Lab back into the Vanguard Agency, Percival would not last

climb the ranks, they needed to suppress all

Perez family was the

neither Vivienne nor Percival knew the full extent of the Perez family's power, it was

emphatically. Vivienne's willingness to sign this contract proved her trust in

nod, and Yuri

to a successful partnership," Yuri

give me a gift?" Just as Vivienne was about to present her gift, Zelda smiled. "I've chosen the gift already. Change into these matching outfits,

Vivienne,

and it had to

were

blinked in

into Vivienne's hands and pushed the pair into the adjacent

in the outfits Zelda had chosen, Vivienne and Percival emerged to find Dawson ready with the lighting,

itching to start. "Get in position. I won't photograph your faces, so

on in bemusement, having

directions, they posed for a series of couple photos where their faces remained

Vivienne and Percival's repeated intimate poses in front of him,

of

This was killing him!

to explain this to the

of him but also had to repeatedly watch them cuddle and hug while he held the lighting! Leopold would say, "Heh, what are you complaining about? They kissed right in front

"You might as well apologize with

Vivienne had seemingly made up for years' worth of missed

the others, Dawson was responsible for driving Vivienne

Dawson continued

not even flinch at the question; instead, she queried, "Your family, the Lynette family,

the phrase 'ancient warrior lineage,' Dawson regained