The Million-Dollar Heart

As the mention of the explosion lingered in the air, a silence fell among the three.

There was no need for words; it was clear Karen had caught on to what Vance had just said.

Karen sat down, her gaze lifting to meet Vance's. "I'm on board with your idea."

After years of covert investigation, even if Vivienne had the intention to conceal the truth, how could she have truly kept it from Karen?

Over the years, Karen had scrutinized everyone involved in the "Destruction Plan," even her follower, Micah.

Friend or foe, every suspect had been cleared.

In the end, the least likely person became a possibility once more.

Micah stepped forward, trying to sway Karen's thoughts. "Boss, that's our mentor, our guide through thick and thin!"

"I know." Karen's eyes held Micah's, her words measured and heavy. "For over a decade, I've abandoned my daughter, forsaken my comrades, lived under aliases, too afraid to show my face. It wasn't to end up doubting my mentor at the final hour."

Micah's gaze shook with the gravity of her words. When Karen spoke with such conviction, he knew there was no turning back.

Next door, Vivienne watched the monitors with a somber expression. When she saw the fleeting pain cross Karen's face, her heart twisted in empathy.

Percival wrapped an arm around Vivienne's shoulders, squeezing gently. "We couldn't have kept this from her forever. She was bound to find out sooner or later."

Vivienne nodded. "Yeah, my mom's tough. But Micah, he's going to have a hard time swallowing this pill."

Percival's lips quirked in a wry smile. "He'll come around. Master's sidekick isn't that fragile."

and Vivienne shared a light chuckle before turning their attention back

collected himself. "Boss, what's our

a thin smile. "We don't have concrete evidence yet. We need him to

in Vanguard Agency for years; he won't act rashly. If we confront him without proof, it'll backfire. Micah, I need your help." "With you two in the light

Micah agreed, "Alright, what leads

up at the surveillance camera and

the next room, slapped a folder onto Percival's chest, "Take this to

Karen was probably the only person in this world

Percival delivered the

casting a glance at Micah and quietly exiting, preferring the comfort

detailed files,

three first-class merits, and two seconds. It's also how we first cracked into

human trafficking case. Yorick led the Vanguard Agency team, with Noah as his second-in-command. When Yorick was injured, Noah took charge, and

was GTO's first experimental site that Vanguard

then, a thirty-year war had raged between Vanguard Agency

as he thwarted multiple GTO schemes, eventually

finished reviewing the case files, their

we first joined Vanguard Agency, Yorick told us about this," Vance said, his

file say there were only ten kids kidnapped by GTO?" Karen tapped her fingers on the table, "This file came from an undercover my daughter planted in GTO. To monitor each child's reactions,

other two children

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