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!

enough, there was a message, which he had missed while with

throat, Percival pointed at Anna and

turned to Leopold. "You're driving me

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

think about rejoining the squad until you're done!" Leopold's

to split up, their communicators pinged

direct mission from HQ to

in Weststart City.

expressions vanished from their faces. Anna wanted to speak, but Percival

saluted crisply, "Yes,

and Leopold set out

furrowed deeply,

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

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

nodded in agreement. "I

appearance of White Tiger in Weststart City, the mission itself was

command structure, snipers, and such. They would disseminate maps to squad leaders and decide on roles and

heads-up to plan within half an hour

life and death; they could not afford to act rashly for the sake of the safety of

White Tiger as its

a high-profile target

brow, "Anna, let's

asked no questions. She donned her coat, checked her sidearm,

receive a brief terrain map, lacking detailed danger zones.

in the field, in charge of the

squad covered the perimeter,

was not because they were heading deep into

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

to stay back and

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

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