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.

praise from Micah meant Vance

a

is he?"

life; one was your mentor, Lark, and the other was Rover. They dragged me off the battlefield and saved my life and my leg. But Rover is

Vanguard Agency that even

would eventually find out who

be returning to service?

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

of the Ellington Group." Percival smiled, continuing

last time they had chatted so

Micah stood up, leaning on his cane. "Alright, I'm heading back to work today. Retirement will have to wait a few more years!"

him out any further than the office door. He took a long,

now on, you'll be fighting alone. The road ahead is perilous. Take

he had joined the team-From now on, we fight together. No matter how perilous the road ahead is,

have time, go see Yorick Linklater. He was the one who pushed for your promotion. Now that

"Understood."

him out. He stood in the office, watching Micah take the elevator

his chair, took out

Wolf..." Vivienne's sleepy

"Still not up?"

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

say. But before that, I think

of rustling came from

Linklater family!" Percival's

sat up with

The Linklater family!

Vesper!

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

at random to

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