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.

an abrupt blow,

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 was supposed to

the murder footage spreading like wildfire online, no one could bail her

pale

he thought was his trump card

spin. What's going on with Eliza? Did she really kill Wendy?"

still preoccupied

"Gillian, has

Percival has already cut ties with them, so she's useless to me now." Gillian snorted with disdain for

bother with

of mutual exploitation,

and retrieve the Boyd family signet ring. And try to find the contract Wendy left behind. Tell her you can help her turn things

you still want to entangle with

for our family. We won't be at Vivienne's mercy anymore if you manage to get them. Hurry before Vivienne

to probe further, but seeing Patrick's

never seen

dialed Mara's number. For the

them, Vivienne had heard every word

as she reviewed the translated documents

managed to stay afloat all these years relying on GTO."

was fixated on the contract rather than

where three red dots were converging

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

"Traitors always meet a traitor's

later, Mara's call

"Bro, it's Mara."

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

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