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.

publicly earlier than the Martinez family and conducted

information piqued Percival’s interest. Thirty-five years ago, Sasha, the ten-year-old daughter of the Perez family, had mysteriously

blurry, hinted at her

way, Jasper leaned in, his voice low, “What did you

life ten years ago, the reasons unknown. No footage or records exist. Vivienne spent most of her years after

glanced at Vivienne, who was busily attending to something in the ward, and asked, “What’s intriguing

“What about it?”

piano virtuoso Moonlight, and possibly holds other identities, but

the Perez family’s intelligence network. Yet, when it came to Vivienne, they could only scratch the surface; her deeper

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

before responding, “He’s the heir

“Who was short-sighted

eldest son of the Brooks family. She disappeared before their engagement for unknown reasons, later adopting the name Evelyn. It was under that name that she arranged the marriage contract with the old

waste,”

and savvy even surpassed his own son. But still, he felt Percival was unworthy

his temples, thinking how unfitting it was for them to meddle in the young couple’s affairs. The Ellington heir was no fool, after all.

better than to provoke

along with Vivienne. The

distance from Sea City. When Sasha disappeared, the Perez family had locked down every exit from the city, monitoring everything from buses

this moment, Vivienne stepped out of the

but surely. They’ll need to stay in the hospital a bit longer just to make sure everything’s completely fine. In the meantime, take good care

course, Vivienne,” Yuri replied, his voice tinged with relief. He became a father later in life and knew the stakes were high. If

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

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