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 a matter that still needed

At the Ashford Mansion.

arrest of Eliza came as an

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 ring from Vivienne, and the contract

the murder footage spreading like wildfire online, no one could bail her

pale with

his trump card had become utterly

ages; you're making my head spin. What's going on with Eliza? Did she really kill Wendy?" Gillian had woken up to see Patrick pacing and was clueless

preoccupied with dreams

down and asked, "Gillian,

their family in such a 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

with

of mutual

family signet ring. And try to find the contract Wendy left behind. Tell her

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

as I say. Those two items are crucial for our family. We won't be at

but seeing Patrick's ashen face,

had never seen her father

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

Vivienne had heard

took off her headphones, chuckling as she reviewed the

all these years relying on GTO." Vivienne shook her head.

Patrick was fixated on the contract rather than ensuring his

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

to my mentor is the wisest

lips. "Traitors always meet

Mara's call

"Bro, it's Mara."

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

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