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 matter that

At the Ashford Mansion.

arrest of Eliza came as an abrupt

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

under lock and key and the murder footage spreading

pale with

his trump

Eliza? Did she really kill Wendy?" Gillian had woken up to see Patrick pacing and was

preoccupied with dreams of marrying

sat down and asked, "Gillian, has Mara

would she bother? Besides, I don't want to deal with her anymore. Percival has already cut ties with them, so

bother with

was one of mutual

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

you still want to entangle with them? A family full

be at

further, but seeing Patrick's ashen face,

had never seen

dialed Mara's number. For the Boyd family

heard every

headphones, chuckling as she reviewed the translated

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

fixated on the contract rather

dots were

realize that loyalty to my mentor is the wisest choice," Percival remarked

curved her lips. "Traitors always

minutes later, Mara's call came through to

"Bro, it's Mara."

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

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