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.

with a paternity test looming, this was a

At the Ashford Mansion.

of Eliza came as an abrupt blow,

would save him a great deal of trouble. Plus, she was supposed to retrieve

now, with her under lock and key and the murder footage spreading like wildfire online,

pale with

he thought was his trump card had become

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 clueless about

was still preoccupied with dreams

sat down and asked, "Gillian,

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

with

friendship was one of mutual

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 help her turn things

you still want to entangle with them? A family full of

We won't be at Vivienne's mercy anymore if you manage

wanted to probe further, but seeing

never seen her

Gillian dialed Mara's number. For

had heard every word of

took off her headphones, chuckling as she

these years relying on GTO." Vivienne

Patrick was fixated on the contract rather than ensuring

satellite imagery on his computer, where three red dots were converging into a trap around a factory at the

that loyalty to

lips. "Traitors always meet a

minutes later, Mara's call

"Bro, it's Mara."

still not fully comprehending how the Boyd family had

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