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

At the Ashford Mansion.

Eliza came as an abrupt blow, derailing Patrick'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 supposed to

and key and the murder

turned pale with

was his trump card had

been pacing for 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

preoccupied with dreams of

and asked, "Gillian, has Mara called you

anymore. Percival has already cut ties with them, so

with

was one of mutual

frowned. "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 contract Wendy left behind. Tell her you

was puzzled. "Dad, you still want to entangle

crucial for our family. We won't be at Vivienne's mercy

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

seen her father so

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

Vivienne had heard

chuckling as she reviewed the translated

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

was fixated on the contract rather than ensuring his

on his computer, where three red dots were converging into

had any sense, he'd realize that loyalty to

curved her lips. "Traitors

call

"Bro, it's Mara."

laced with sobs, still not fully comprehending how

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