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.

an abrupt blow, derailing Patrick's

Group's shareholders with her help. It would save him a great deal of

now, with her under lock and key and the murder

pale

was his trump card had become utterly

on with Eliza? Did she really kill Wendy?" Gillian had woken up to see Patrick pacing and was clueless

preoccupied with

"Gillian, has

anymore. Percival has already cut ties

with someone

was one of mutual exploitation,

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

want to entangle

say. Those two items are crucial for our family. We won't be at Vivienne's mercy anymore if you manage to get

wanted to probe further, but seeing Patrick's ashen

had never seen

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

Vivienne had heard every word of their

as she reviewed the translated documents on the

relying on GTO." Vivienne shook her head.

Patrick was fixated on the contract rather than

his computer, where three red dots were converging

to

curved her lips. "Traitors always meet

Mara's call came through

"Bro, it's Mara."

laced with sobs, still not fully

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