Vivienne entered the hospital ward, leaving Percival waiting outside, seated opposite Jasper and Yuri.

Jasper and Yuri exchanged brief pleasantries with Percival before disengaging, preferring to keep to themselves.

Percival appeared engrossed in his phone, but with a few discreet taps, he had pulled up thorough profiles on the two men sitting across from him.

Jasper Perez, head of the prestigious Perez family and chairman of Perez Enterprises.

Yuri Perez, the Perez family’s fourth son and the CFO of Perez Group.

The Perez family held a status in Sea City comparable to the Ellingtons.

With its century-long history and wealth rivaling that of nations, the family was a force to be reckoned with.

However, the Perez family were known for their discretion, rarely making public appearances and abstaining from social events.

These facts were available to the public, but Percival had accessed more sensitive information using Vanguard Agency’s resources: the Perez family was an ancient warrior lineage.

The details of such ancient warrior lineages, hidden in seclusion, were nearly impossible to trace without tapping into national databases.

Ancient warrior lineages typically remained out of the public eye, drawing income from their corporate ventures or offering highly sought-after security services at exorbitant prices.

The Perez family, alongside the Martinez family of Rivenwood, were one of the few to step out into the world.

earlier than the Martinez family and conducted their affairs openly, so their warrior lineage identity was a

interest. Thirty-five years ago, Sasha, the ten-year-old daughter of

blurry, hinted at her

Jasper leaned in, his

unknown. No footage or records exist. Vivienne spent most of her years

busily attending to something in the ward, and asked,

“What about it?”

virtuoso Moonlight, and possibly holds other identities, but we

intelligence network. Yet, when it came to Vivienne,

murmuring, “This girl’s got chops. Is the kid up

paused before responding, “He’s the heir to the Ellington family, betrothed

tongue. “Who was short-sighted

Brooks family. Her mother, whose real name was Karen, had a romance with Scott Brooks, the eldest son of the Brooks family. She disappeared before their engagement for

a waste,” Jasper

generation. Percival’s courage and savvy even surpassed his own son. But still, he felt

for them to meddle in the young couple’s affairs. The Ellington heir was no fool, after all. Why did

held his tongue, knowing better than to

The information on Karen was scant, aside from what had emerged along with Vivienne. The Wilson family, now incarcerated with no visitation rights, were the only known connection, proving that

far in Rivenwood, a great distance from Sea City. When Sasha disappeared, the Perez family had locked down every exit from the city, monitoring everything

stepped out of the ward, followed by

good news about Yasmine and Natalia. Their hearts are mending, slowly but surely. They’ll need to stay in the hospital a bit longer just to make sure everything’s completely fine.

became a father later in life and knew the stakes were high. If something happened to her daughters, she would regret it for life. “We’ll watch over

who had been quietly observing, stood up as well. “Vivienne, shall

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