The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

Vivienne scrutinized the contract from top to bottom, each clause capable of sending shock waves through the business world if taken on its own.

The document stated that the Perez family would unconditionally provide all components and funding necessary for the development of a groundbreaking new explosive device. In return, Vivienne was only required to secure a location and manage security and insurance—the kind of overhead that would not cost her a dime.

The catch? The patent for the new explosive could not bear Vivienne’s name.

But this term suited Vivienne just fine.

After all, the explosive device was Griffin’s brainchild. She had simply come into possession of it by a twist of fate and, coincidentally, had the means to bring the project to fruition.

Without hesitation, Vivienne signed her name on the dotted line.

It marked the second time she had officially collaborated with the government.

“Grandpa, I agree to the terms here,” Vivienne handed the contract to Jasper.

Jasper chuckled. “Kiddo, you don’t want to ask around a bit more?”

“I trust you, Jasper. That’s enough for me.”

Vivienne had that kind of confidence; once she believed in someone, she trusted them completely.

Jasper felt a wave of relief and nodded in approval. “Alright, this old man won’t let you down; rest assured.”

Vivienne glanced at Percival, who, in turn, presented another contract.

“Jasper, Yuri, please take a look at this contract as well,” Percival said, passing it over with both hands.

It was a gift from Percival and Vivienne to the Perez family.

Jasper’s brows twitched, and Yuri was visibly stunned. “Vivienne, are you sure?”

Their surprise was not overblown; they simply had not expected Vivienne to be willing to offer up such an asset.

The contract was another win-win partnership, where the Perez family would not need to invest much effort or time into maintenance.

It pertained to the YQ Lab—a highly secretive venture of Vivienne’s, with every project somehow linked to Karen.

Yuri had previously uncovered a bit about it, but not in great detail.

But for the Perez family,

was Vivienne, revealing even

family to join

captain of the Vanguard Agency’s special squad. However, her last

for a second that it had happened without the involvement of the

only a matter of

was currently caught between a rock and a hard place, with his immediate superior constantly trying to suppress him. If the higher-ups insisted on

the ranks, they needed to

was the best

of the Perez family’s power, it was enough to protect the

willingness to sign this contract proved her trust in him and the Perez family—a gesture that

gave Yuri a nod, and Yuri signed

partnership,” Yuri said, returning the contract to

to speak up. “Vivienne, we haven’t seen each other in so long.

the gift already. Change into these

Percival and Vivienne, she had

first-hand material, and it had to go up

fans were getting

in confusion.

two, go change!” Zelda thrust the couple’s outfits into Vivienne’s hands and pushed the pair into

Vivienne and Percival emerged to find

position. I won’t photograph your faces, so don’t

and Percival looked on in bemusement, having never realized Zelda had this quirky

Zelda’s repeated directions, they posed for a series of couple

holding the lighting equipment, Dawson watched Vivienne and Percival’s repeated intimate

of

This was killing him!

was he supposed to explain this to the

front of him but also had to repeatedly

you complaining about? They kissed

disciples, “You might as well apologize with

Vivienne had seemingly made up for years’ worth of

the others, Dawson was

continued to grumble under his

flinch at the question; instead, she queried, “Your family, the Lynette family, they’re

warrior lineage,’

tycoons from Sea City, much like the lovestruck old rogue sitting next