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.

this

At the Ashford Mansion.

as an abrupt blow, derailing Patrick's

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

and key and the murder footage spreading like wildfire online, no one could

turned pale with

he thought was his trump card

going on with Eliza? Did she really kill

mind was still preoccupied with

down and asked, "Gillian, has Mara called you

to deal with her anymore. Percival

with

friendship was one of

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

"Dad, you still want to

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 ashen face, she

had never seen

number. For the

to them, Vivienne had heard every

off her headphones, chuckling as she reviewed

all these years relying on GTO." Vivienne shook her head. The man was

was fixated on the contract rather than ensuring

was monitoring satellite imagery on his computer, where three red dots were converging into a

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

"Traitors always meet

later, Mara's call came through

"Bro, it's Mara."

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

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