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.

test looming, this was

At the Ashford Mansion.

of Eliza came as an abrupt

now the sole survivor of the Boyd lineage, and Patrick had intended to consolidate his power by winning over the Boyd Group's shareholders with her help. It would save him a great deal of

now, with her under lock and key and the murder footage spreading like wildfire online, no one could bail her

turned pale

his trump card had become utterly

spin. What's going on with Eliza? Did she really kill Wendy?" Gillian had woken up to

preoccupied with dreams of marrying

down and asked, "Gillian, has Mara called you

her anymore. Percival has already cut ties with them, so she's useless to me now." Gillian snorted

bother with

was one of mutual exploitation, nothing

"Gillian, call Mara. Tell her to find a way to get close to Vivienne and retrieve the Boyd family signet ring. And try to find the contract Wendy left behind. Tell her you can help her turn things

was puzzled. "Dad, you still want to

family. We won't be at

wanted to probe further, but seeing Patrick's ashen face, she swallowed

had never seen

For the Boyd family

Vivienne had heard every word

her headphones, chuckling as she reviewed the translated documents on

years relying on GTO." Vivienne shook

Patrick was fixated on the contract rather than ensuring his

where three red dots were converging into a

realize that loyalty to my

lips. "Traitors always meet a traitor's

call came through to

"Bro, it's Mara."

laced with sobs, still not fully comprehending how the Boyd family had fallen so

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