The Million-Dollar Heart

Chapter 488

In the dead of night, with the lights off and still in the bedroom!

"Damn it, Percival! What have you done to my daughter? She's still a minor!"

Percival looked into Dorian's fuming eyes with a hint of resignation, "We were just talking."

"Talking? Why in the dark? Were you two kissing like Isolde said, right here in the room?" Thaddeus giggled behind his hand.

Isolde had spilled everything to Thaddeus, including when she overheard Vivienne and Percival kissing in the bedroom!

Dorian's eyes seemed to bulge even more.

Cordelia's cheeks flushed as she pulled Thaddeus away. "Thaddeus, stop making things up. Vivienne and Percival were just... doing homework. Yeah, that's it. Now you better finish yours." Thaddeus snickered and scampered off to his room with his backpack.

Percival deliberately avoided Dorian's gaze and cleared his throat, "Mom, Dad, I should head out."

With that, Percival made a beeline for the door.

The more he thought about Thaddeus's words, the guiltier he felt!

Where the heck was Leopold when he was supposed to be on the lookout?

Leopold and Anna were indeed on duty, standing guard with due diligence.

When Percival emerged from the house, Leopold dropped his guard and approached. "All sorted out, Percival?"

Percival responded with a swift kick to Leopold's rear. "Didn't you see someone go upstairs?"

Anna and Leopold looked baffled, nodding in unison.

"We saw, we even texted you."

Especially Leopold, rubbing his backside with a woebegone expression. He had sent Percival the message the moment he saw Dorian's family within thirty feet!

and sure enough, there was

at Anna and said,

to Leopold. "You're driving

it. You're in trouble with your

house. Don't even think about rejoining the squad until you're done!" Leopold's face was the picture of shock. Push-ups and

to split up, their communicators

to the

City.

their faces. Anna wanted to speak, but Percival cut her off. "You

saluted crisply,

Leopold set out at

furrowed deeply,

was White Tiger in Weststart City, a place known for its abandoned coal mines, far from urban

the sudden mission details to Vivienne, "It was all very abrupt; I don't know the specifics. But Ms. Vivienne, something doesn't feel

nodded in agreement. "I

aside the puzzling appearance of White Tiger in Weststart City, the mission

the Vanguard Agency would arrange all the details before a mission, including the command structure, snipers, and such. They would disseminate maps to squad leaders and decide on roles

have a heads-up to plan within half an hour before

could not afford to act

Agency had been tracking CK and White Tiger as its head honcho, a

a high-profile target

"Anna,

questions. She donned her coat, checked her sidearm,

team receive a brief terrain map, lacking detailed danger zones. "Satellite imagery hasn't come through yet. Familiarize yourself with the basic layout," Percival commanded

be commanding this operation through satellite. Micah would be in the field, in charge of the

covered the perimeter, and Soren joined

and it was not because they were heading deep

commander, the head honcho. You shouldn't be on the front

the one supposed to stay back and oversee the safety of all the team members,

off, the deputy director, waltz into the lion's

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