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.

as an abrupt blow, derailing Patrick's many

sole survivor of the Boyd lineage, and Patrick had intended to consolidate his power by winning over the Boyd Group's shareholders with her help. It would save him

with her under lock and key and the murder footage spreading like wildfire online, no one

turned pale

thought was his trump card

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

mind was still preoccupied

down and asked, "Gillian, has

mess, why would she bother? Besides, I don't want to deal with her anymore. Percival

bother with

was one of mutual

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 can

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

are crucial for our family. We won't be at

seeing Patrick's ashen face, she

never seen her father so

Gillian dialed Mara's number. For the

heard

took off her headphones, chuckling as she

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

now, Patrick was fixated on the

satellite imagery on his computer, where three red dots were

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

curved her lips. "Traitors always meet a

Mara's call came through

"Bro, it's Mara."

with sobs, still not fully comprehending how

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