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.

paternity test looming, this was a matter that

At the Ashford Mansion.

as an abrupt

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

now, with her under lock and key and the murder footage spreading like wildfire online, no one could

pale

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

mind was still preoccupied with dreams of

and asked, "Gillian, has Mara called you

Percival has already cut ties

with

one of mutual exploitation, nothing

retrieve the Boyd family signet

"Dad, you still want to entangle

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

to probe further, but seeing Patrick's ashen face, she swallowed

never seen her

dialed Mara's number. For

to them, Vivienne had heard every

chuckling as she reviewed the translated documents on the

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

on the contract rather than ensuring his

his computer, where three red dots were converging into a trap around a

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

"Traitors always meet a

later, Mara's call came through

"Bro, it's Mara."

not fully comprehending how

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