Vivienne froze for a moment.

Was Maddox implying that she should carry on with this contract?

"Exactly as you're thinking," Maddox slid the contract toward Vivienne. "The Perez family has its own fish to fry these days, not focusing on bionic tech. And I know the reason the Ashfords have stood the test of time has a lot to do with this project."

He paused, his gaze growing intense before he continued, "The person who got the Ashfords involved in the first place was your mother, Karen, right?"

Vivienne nodded but remained tight-lipped.

She was not ready to stir the pot with the Perez family's waters still uncharted.

"Vivienne, only the Perez and the Boyd families are in on the bionic tech secret. Your mother managed to bring this concept to life, and it's nearly identical to what the Perez family envisioned. I think she must have seen their initial concept draft. I'm not saying she copied or stole it. I'm just saying..."

"Uncle, I get what you're trying to say."

Vivienne smiled at Maddox.

She knew he was beginning to question her identity.

If her mother had indeed introduced those concepts, matching the Perez family's ideas, it only meant she had some connection with them.

If that was the case, could Karen perhaps be Sasha?

Maddox hesitated to voice his suspicion, fearing another disappointment.

Vivienne tucked the contract away. "Thanks, Uncle. I'll take it from here and push the research forward."

Maddox nodded. "Yeah, I believe in you."

He also believed that she must be his niece, his sister's daughter.

a paternity test looming, this was

At the Ashford Mansion.

of Eliza came as an abrupt blow, derailing Patrick's many

consolidate his power by winning over the Boyd Group's shareholders with her help. It would save him a great deal of trouble. Plus, she was supposed to retrieve the Boyd family signet

and the murder footage spreading

pale with

was his trump

pacing for ages; you're making my head spin. What's going on with Eliza? Did she really

mind was still preoccupied with dreams

sat down and asked, "Gillian, has Mara called

Percival has already cut ties with them, so she's

bother with

was one of mutual exploitation,

"Gillian, call Mara. Tell her to find a way to get close to Vivienne and retrieve the Boyd family signet ring. And

you still want to entangle with them? A family

say. Those two items are crucial for our family. We won't be at Vivienne's mercy anymore if you manage

probe further, but seeing Patrick's ashen

never seen her father so

For the Boyd family fortune, Mara

to them, Vivienne had heard every word of

chuckling as she reviewed

afloat all these years relying on GTO." Vivienne

Patrick was fixated on the contract rather

monitoring satellite imagery on his computer, where three red dots were converging into a trap

he'd realize that loyalty to my mentor is the

curved her lips. "Traitors

minutes later, Mara's call came through

"Bro, it's Mara."

fully comprehending how the Boyd family

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