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.

with a paternity test looming, this was a

At the Ashford Mansion.

came as an abrupt blow, derailing Patrick's many

her help. It would save him a great deal of trouble. Plus, she was supposed to retrieve the Boyd family signet ring from Vivienne, and the contract was supposed to be

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

turned pale

his trump card

she really kill Wendy?" Gillian had woken up to see Patrick pacing and

was still preoccupied with dreams

"Gillian, has Mara

family in such a mess, why would she bother? Besides, I don't want to deal with her anymore. Percival has already

bother with

was one of mutual exploitation,

family signet ring. And try to find

was puzzled. "Dad, you still want to entangle with

for our family. We won't be at Vivienne's mercy anymore if you manage to get

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

seen her father so

number. For the Boyd

heard every word of

headphones, chuckling as she reviewed the translated documents on the

these years relying on GTO." Vivienne shook her

fixated on the contract rather

satellite imagery on his computer, where three red dots were converging into a trap around a factory at

sense, he'd realize that loyalty to my mentor

her lips. "Traitors always meet

call

"Bro, it's Mara."

laced with sobs, still not fully comprehending how

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