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.

this was a

At the Ashford Mansion.

of Eliza came as an abrupt blow,

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 a great deal of trouble. Plus, she was supposed to retrieve the Boyd family signet ring from Vivienne, and the contract

and the murder footage

pale with

trump card had become utterly

you've 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

mind was still preoccupied with dreams

"Gillian, has Mara called

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." Gillian snorted with disdain for her

with someone

one of

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

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

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

seeing Patrick's ashen face, she swallowed

had never seen her father

For the

had heard every word of their

her headphones, chuckling as she

all these years relying on GTO." Vivienne shook her

fixated on the contract

on his computer, where three red dots

he had any sense, he'd realize that loyalty to my mentor is the

lips. "Traitors always

later, Mara's call came through to

"Bro, it's Mara."

voice was laced with sobs, still not fully comprehending how the Boyd family

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