Dawn was barely breaking as Percival opened his eyes and reached for his phone to call Thomas.

Within minutes, Thomas arrived in his car and picked up the duo who had spent the night by the seaside.

"Where to, Percival?" Thomas did not ask why. He just did what he always did, taking care of what needed to be done.

Percival twirled a strand of Vivienne's hair. "To the office."

Vivienne yawned. "I'm heading back to crash."

After dropping Vivienne off, Thomas drove to the company.

In the president's office, someone was already waiting in silence.

Percival opened the door and greeted, "Boss."

The man in the chair turned around, a custom-made cane in hand. "Long time, no see."

Percival's lips curved into a half-smile as he ushered Micah to the couch and poured him a cup of coffee. "How have you been?"

Micah did not ask much but casually chatted with Percival. "Pretty good, just eating and sleeping. I've been so lazy that I hardly want to get up and exercise. My legs are paying the price."

Percival chuckled, responding briefly before asking, "Who's Rover?"

Micah's hand paused, a shadow flickering in his eyes, "Why do you ask?"

"Just curious," Percival replied nonchalantly.

Micah hesitated for a moment before setting down his coffee cup, "Percival, I know you don't trust anyone in the agency right now, but I can assure you, Rover is solid. He's someone I deeply respect, as did your mentor Lark and Vance, too."

Percival frowned subtly.

high praise from Micah meant Vance

a deep

is he?" Percival

and the other was Rover. They dragged me off the battlefield and saved my life and my leg. But Rover is a top-secret agency asset. Beyond the code name, that's all I

within the Vanguard

He would eventually find out who Rover really

smiled, his demeanor changing in an instant. "When will you be returning to service?

with laughter. "What could you possibly have for me,

the Ellington Group." Percival smiled,

they had chatted so

back to work today. Retirement will have

his head, not letting Percival walk him out any further than

be fighting alone. The

remembering Micah's words when he had joined the team-From now on, we fight together. No matter how perilous the road ahead

"When you have time, go see Yorick Linklater. He was the one who pushed

"Understood."

did not follow him out. He stood in the office, watching Micah take the elevator

his chair, took

sleepy voice came

"Still not up?"

to treat me to a beef stew, I'll wake

stew, lamb stew, anything you say. But before that, I think

and then the sound of rustling came from the other end, "What's

family!"

up with a

The Linklater family!

Vesper!

too well that the name Vesper Linklater was just a stage name her mother had

were all picked at random to

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