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.

a paternity test looming, this was

At the Ashford Mansion.

came as an abrupt blow,

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 trouble. Plus,

and the murder footage

turned pale

he thought was his trump card had become

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

preoccupied with dreams of marrying

sat down and asked, "Gillian, has

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

with someone

of mutual exploitation,

Vivienne and retrieve the Boyd family signet ring. And try to find the contract Wendy left behind. Tell her you can help

want to entangle with them? A family full of

family. We won't be at Vivienne's mercy anymore if you manage

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

never seen her father so

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

heard every

took off her headphones, chuckling as she reviewed the

stay afloat all these years relying on GTO." Vivienne

the contract rather than ensuring his

computer, where three red dots were converging into a trap around a factory

loyalty to my mentor

lips. "Traitors always meet a traitor's

minutes later, Mara's call came

"Bro, it's Mara."

fully

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