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.

go, touched his nose awkwardly, and stepped forward, handing Karen

voltage at the push of a button and was designed to simulate the debilitating force of

shot Percival a look of utter

Alright, he got it.

cunning, Percival was sly and ruthless, and

Percival, with

"Looks like they're targeting the Miller family

said a lot, but all Percival heard was: "Something, something... Aaron saw

"Alright, I got it."

paused, "Got what,

changing the subject, "Thomas called me earlier and said

What

Secretary-General. Officially, she's there to

Vanguard Agency became

Vanguard Agency were Percival's people. Even with him gone, their loyalties had

from becoming entirely Percival's domain, a new overseer

to send Gillian, who had

Rivenwood was not for Percival to rule

should've at least picked someone with brains like Leopold-that's the bare minimum, and yet they

discern

Vanguard Agency, Vance called a disgruntled Thomas

just arrived, unfamiliar with everything around here. As the captain

he seen a

twinkled with the understanding of

cleared her. No issues there. Just focus on your job and show her

begrudgingly acknowledged. "Will

his hand, Vance dismissed

deeply, pondering

had personally recommended her-Gillian was no small

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