Percival tightened his embrace, resting his forehead just above Vivienne's brows, whispering tenderly, "Looking at my Vivienne." My Vivienne.

Few words in the world could send Vivienne's heart fluttering quite like those.

She felt as if she had plunged into a pool of spring water, her entire being drenched in its soothing embrace.

Their gazes locked, neither willing to take a step closer.

In their eyes, there was only each other, each deeply etching the other's features into their memory.

They tugged at each other, eyes speaking volumes.

Creak...

The lab door swung open, and Karen marched in, dragging Rex by the ear, the awkwardness in the room thick enough to cut with a knife.

Karen was the first to snap out of it. "Carry on, lovebirds. I've got a bone to pick with this good-for-nothing apprentice!"

Vivienne watched as Karen pulled Rex aside and, with a swift kick, sent him sprawling.

Meanwhile, she and Percival were still wrapped up in each other, fingers interlocked.

"Boss, your daughter's over here making goo-goo eyes, and you're not saying a peep? She's underage and being seduced by an older man-aren't you gonna do something about it?" Rex's outburst was swiftly silenced by Karen's expert move.

"If you don't spill the beans on all those toxins you've been cooking up over the years, you might as well forget about talking ever again."

Karen had zero tolerance for her underlings causing trouble.

If she had known Rex was actually Brody, she would have cut him down long ago!

Vivienne pursed her lips, conceding that when it came to inner strength, her mom was unbeatable.

"Old man, gonna let go, or do you want to play a live show?" Vivienne teased, pulling away with a mischievous wink.

stepped forward, handing Karen a

baton, a creation of Brody's, could discharge a burst of high voltage at the push of a button and was designed

a look of

Alright, he got it.

was sly and ruthless, and Vivienne was wickedly sharp. None of

of revenge, Percival, with

like they're targeting the Miller family again, trying to use them to stir up trouble within

had said a lot, but all Percival heard was: "Something,

"Alright, I got it."

"Got what,

called me earlier and said Gillian has already reported to

What position?" Vivienne

Vance, appointed as the new Secretary-General. Officially, she's there to learn, but reality is she's the main office's eyes in

Rivenwood's Vanguard Agency became a thorn in

that the agents of Rivenwood's Vanguard Agency were Percival's people. Even with him gone, their loyalties

from becoming entirely Percival's domain, a new

the agents, they had to send Gillian, who had

was not for Percival to

They should've at least picked someone with brains like Leopold-that's the bare minimum, and yet they sent her?" Leopold: I feel like someone's praising me... or maybe

laughed. "Who can discern the main

Agency, Vance called a disgruntled

As the captain of the headquarters,

seen

with the understanding of Thomas' inner

issues there. Just focus on your job and show

begrudgingly acknowledged. "Will

a wave of his hand, Vance dismissed

deeply, pondering over Gillian's

recommended her-Gillian

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