The Million-Dollar Heart

Chapter 539

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.

paternity test looming, this was a matter

At the Ashford Mansion.

as an

would save him a great deal of trouble. Plus, she was supposed to retrieve the Boyd family signet

now, with her under lock and key and the murder footage spreading like

turned pale with

he thought was his trump card had become utterly

with Eliza? Did she really kill Wendy?" Gillian had woken

preoccupied with dreams of marrying

sat down and asked, "Gillian,

mess, why would she bother? Besides, I don't want to deal with her anymore. Percival has already cut ties with them, so she's useless to me now." Gillian snorted with

bother with

was one of mutual

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

puzzled. "Dad, you still want to

items are crucial for our family. We won't be

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

never seen her father

Patrick's instructions, Gillian dialed Mara's number. For the Boyd family fortune, Mara

Vivienne had heard every

took off her headphones, chuckling as she reviewed

to stay afloat all these years relying on GTO." Vivienne shook her head. The man was

the contract rather than ensuring

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

he'd realize that loyalty to my mentor is the wisest choice," Percival remarked

"Traitors always

Mara's call came

"Bro, it's Mara."

voice was laced with sobs, still not fully comprehending how the Boyd family

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