The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

Chapter 160

Thomas shook his head.

“No, I’ve covertly checked out every student. So far, I haven’t found anything unusual.”

“We must continue searching.” Percival’s voice was gravelly. “That girl is the key to investigating what went wrong with Lark’s last mission. We have to find her.”

“Understood,” replied Thomas. “But, during our investigation, we found out that, besides us, two other groups are also on the lookout for this girl, one being the GTO, and the other seems to be the Nine Mystics Society.”

“Why on earth would the Nine Mystics Society get involved?”

The Nine Mystics Society was an incredibly ancient organization. They were shrouded in mystery and wielded enormous power; they were even more elusive than the GTO.

The people of the Nine Mystics Society seldom made their moves.

Yet this time, they were mobilizing for this girl.

“We haven’t figured that out yet.” Thomas shook his head. “All we know is that Lark is tangled in too many secrets.”

Just then, Vivienne, who had finished setting the revision schedule for the remaining half–month and managed to settle the transfer student, Coral, heard the name “Lark” coming from Thomas.

Her eyes narrowed subtly as her gaze rested on Percival’s back for a moment with a barely detectable glint in her eyes.

A moment later, she walked over. “What about Lark?”

Percival gave Thomas a look.

Thomas immediately responded. “A friend of mine has recently taken to bird–keeping and ended up with a lark, which is a protected species, and got fined.”

Vivienne didn’t press further. Her eyes were fleetingly scrutinizing the faces of Percival and Thomas.

“Everything arranged?” Percival asked Vivienne.

“Yes.” Vivienne nodded. “We’re down to the last physical education class for the seniors. When do you plan to schedule it?”

“The day after tomorrow afternoon.”

With the college entrance exams just half a month away, the physical education class couldn’t possibly be scheduled in the last week before the exams.

“Alright.” Vivienne nodded and headed towards the staff office.

Percival followed her after a glance at Thomas, who left on his own.

the staircase together, bumping into Felix, who was descending with a stack of papers. They exchanged polite nods and continued on

had walked away, he couldn’t help but look back at the duo, sensing that

Vivienne felt

Lark…

was her

Percival investigating

like they were both looking for the same

and her own investigations, the girl she was looking for was indeed among

observing all the senior

she had, the member of her mother’s team who disappeared after their last mission

seemed that he had passed on his skills to his daughter, which was why the girl was able to hide so

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fell on a few bags of nuts, Recalling the way Percival had playfully fed her in the morning,

to

living with him for so long, she never investigated the origin of the pendant he had, as

didn’t want to uncover something she didn’t want

kindness had indeed swayed

“Lark” today, she felt like a

almost gotten lost in Percival’s affection and

be

needed to

eyes, she looked at the stern man beside her, her lips parting

hope you’re a friend,

in Bay Estates and silently made their way to the study

messed up last

more than once, yet she wanted

she had found the box with the combination lock.

birth date to unlock the box, she found the anklet she had lost as a child

a long while in silence, then locked the box and took it

the entire house, she

inserted the key into the lock

bedroom, Percival lay on the bed, his eyes closed in deep sleep. However, she used a mild

phone from the bedside table.

the phone

she saw

It was her birthday.

glanced at Percival, who was still sleeping peacefully. His handsome face softened in a way that only happened

network, and copied