The Million-Dollar Heart

Three minutes later, the demolished surveillance footage had been patched back together.

On the screen, it showed Gillian approaching the command console while Thomas stepped away to discuss tactics. However, because she had her back to the camera and her body obstructed the view of the console, it was unclear what she was actually doing.

The entire incident lasted a mere three seconds.

Fury blazed in Vivienne's eyes as she rose from her seat, storming towards the door.

Vance arrived at that moment, along with Micah, trying to hold her back.

"Vivienne, let us handle this. It's a Vanguard Agency matter," Vance urged.

"Yeah, you head back. We didn't see Gillian touch the console in the footage. Let's investigate this properly," Micah added.

Gillian was sent from the headquarters, and if there was blame to be assigned, it would have to come from the top. Besides, with Gillian already injured, they couldn't very well take harsh measures. Vance and Micah were certainly angry, but as the directors, the linchpins of the entire Rivenwood Vanguard Agency, they couldn't act rashly.

But Vivienne, inflamed with rage, was not someone these two old-timers could easily restrain, even though these two were the second and third in command back in the heyday of the Vanguard Agency. Vivienne grabbed each man by the wrist and twisted easily, and with a sickening snap, both Micah and Vance's arms were dislocated.

The two men cried out in pain, each standing rooted to the spot.

Coincidentally, this happened right under the watchful eye of the surveillance camera.

"See that? We tried to stop her, but we couldn't."

The two directors, now seated on the floor, cried out in pain, and nobody else dared to step forward.

At that moment, Gillian was sitting in the secretarial department, her head wrapped in a bandage, portraying the image of a hard-working employee braving through her injuries.

In truth, her wounds were minor, and it was merely a facade.

In the heat of

hadn't given

surveillance was fixed, it would have to go through the secretarial department.

a touch-up. She had chosen a muted rose shade today, something that made her appear more pitiable. Then, with a loud bang, the door to the secretarial department was kicked open, the sturdy door slamming to the floor. Everyone jumped in fright. Gillian's hand

her neck seized, and the

ironically, the color was so realistic it looked like rose petals stuck to

out in

up, she met Vivienne's furiously enraged

resounded, and Gillian spun a full 360 degrees, staggering a few steps

are

do

sending Gillian flying through the air, crashing against

wasn't the end. Vivienne grabbed a tall planter

two special agents to carry it inside. Vivienne was lifting it

came crashing towards her, Gillian scrambled

the planter

streaming down her face. "Vivienne, have you lost your mind? You know this is illegal! Are

cracked her knuckles, the sound echoing

would

she lunged forward, pinning Gillian to the

the sound of slaps echoed through the secretarial department like a hailstorm. Everyone was silent, petrified by the noise that reverberated throughout the agency. Vivienne rarely resorted to such brute force to discipline someone. But this time, her fury was real. Only such raw

put hundreds at risk. Leopold, Anna, Astrid, and Soren

Gillian did was as

barely speak, feeling her cheeks swell. Her eyes were squinted to slits by