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 a matter that still needed

At the Ashford Mansion.

Eliza came as an abrupt blow, derailing Patrick's many

consolidate his power by 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

her under lock and key and the murder footage spreading like wildfire online,

turned pale with

was his trump

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

was still preoccupied with dreams of marrying

sat down and asked, "Gillian,

with 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."

with

one of mutual exploitation,

a way to get close to Vivienne and retrieve the Boyd family signet ring. And try

still want to

family. We won't be at Vivienne's mercy

to probe further, but seeing Patrick's ashen

seen her

Mara's number. For the Boyd family fortune,

heard every word

as she reviewed the

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

now, Patrick was fixated on the contract rather

three red dots were converging into a trap around a

he'd realize that loyalty to my mentor is the

"Traitors always meet a traitor's

minutes later, Mara's call came through

"Bro, it's Mara."

fully comprehending how

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