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 a message, which he had missed

pointed at Anna and said, "Continue

Leopold.

"Oh, got it. You're in trouble with your father-in-law because you did something

you drop me off, do five hundred push-ups and six hundred sit-ups outside Griffin's house. Don't even think about rejoining the squad until you're done!" Leopold's face was the picture of shock. Push-ups and sit-ups

about to split up, their communicators pinged

to

Weststart City. Wolf

to speak, but Percival cut her off. "You

crisply,

set out at

brow furrowed deeply,

in Weststart City, a place known for its abandoned coal mines, far

all very abrupt; I don't know the specifics. But Ms. Vivienne, something doesn't

nodded in agreement.

aside the puzzling appearance of White Tiger in Weststart

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

have a heads-up to plan

death; they could not afford to act rashly for the sake

been tracking CK and White Tiger as

such a high-profile target with

her brow, "Anna, let's go

She donned her coat, checked her sidearm, and

Agency HQ, Percival and his team geared up in combat attire and boarded the transport to Weststart City. Only en route did the team receive a brief terrain map, lacking detailed danger zones. "Satellite imagery

in the field,

Thomas's second squad covered the perimeter, and

because they were

head honcho. You shouldn't be on

and oversee the safety of all the team members, commanding from the

and to top it off, the deputy director, waltz into the lion's den

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