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

At the Ashford Mansion.

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 was

and the murder footage spreading like

turned pale with

his trump

head spin. What's going on with Eliza? Did she really kill Wendy?" Gillian had woken up to see Patrick

mind was still preoccupied with

and asked, "Gillian,

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 disdain for

bother with someone

of mutual

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

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

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

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

had never seen her father

For the Boyd family fortune, Mara readily

Vivienne had heard every word of

took off her headphones, chuckling as she reviewed the

only managed to stay afloat all these years relying on GTO." Vivienne shook her

fixated on the contract rather than ensuring his

red dots were converging into a trap around a

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

lips. "Traitors

call came

"Bro, it's Mara."

laced with sobs, still not fully comprehending how

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