The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

Chapter 497

Vivienne snapped the file shut and tossed it aside with a flick of her wrist, her face a mask of composure that belied the storm brewing within.

Thomas maneuvered the car with practiced ease while Anna glanced back uneasily and asked, “Ms. Vivienne, what do you make of the information in that file?”

A chill flickered in Vivienne’s eyes. “What do you think?”

Anna was taken aback, suddenly feeling like she had touched a nerve.

Percival wrapped an arm around Vivienne, his touch as comforting as a warm blanket on a cold night. “Easy, no need to get all worked up.”

Vivienne remained silent, her gaze lowered, thoughts hidden behind a veil of introspection.

The reach of GTO had become far too invasive.

And the real mole had burrowed so deep that they were untouchable.

This person was not just a threat to the safety of the average Joe; they were toying with national security.

An unsettling intuition gripped Vivienne; her mother’s death might not be solely tied to GTO’s head honcho. Perhaps the final blow, the ultimate betrayal, was orchestrated by the Vanguard Agency itself.

As she remained lost in thought, Percival’s voice, honeyed with affection, broke through, “How about I take you out for a grand feast?”

Her train of thought was derailed by his suggestion, and Vivienne considered his offer seriously before agreeing. “Alright, let’s go.”

After dinner, Percival dropped Vivienne off at her place.

He watched her enter her home before sliding back into the car. “Head to HQ,” he instructed Thomas.

Thomas did not question it; it was time to return to headquarters to sort things out.

Back in her room, Vivienne checked her phone and saw a cryptic text from an unknown sender. [It’s not him.]

…

guard outside the deputy director’s office,

left on duty, their expressions were far from

uniform of the Vanguard Agency, Percival entered the headquarters and waved at Leopold

joining Thomas to

at the office door before

Micah removed his reading glasses and

as he faced Micah without a

up briefly. “You’re

tone was even,

said, his deep

chuckle. “You’re getting bold,

opposite Micah, his lips

with it then, ask away,” Micah said, leisurely sipping his

back, his long legs crossed, fingers rhythmically

shrouded in steam betraying a flicker

Vanguard Agency, trained me under my mentor, and watched me

by the question, Micah

respect as they always had, despite his icy demeanor, which was not

had suspected Micah. After all, Micah was Percival’s direct superior, the one who could most easily alter the

he realized that Micah seemed to be acting deliberately and was always trying

changed Percival’s view of

moment that fully convinced him and Vivienne of Micah’s loyalty was when Percival was trapped in a mine. If Micah

down his coffee, and nodded with satisfaction. “Good, the

countless times when Percival disobeyed orders, took too big of a risk to complete the mission, and caused trouble, among other things. The only

stern facade, sliding a file across to Micah. “The Morning Glory has been leaked. The authorization

was taken aback. “I’ve never signed this

recalled receiving a classified document the night before. It seemed unimportant,

him, his signature was transferred

document had come from headquarters, beyond his and

to take the fall. I’m becoming quite the scapegoat,” Micah said with a carefree laugh, well aware of the murky depths within

time, leading the higher-ups to believe that Rivenwood’s own had detained him, Micah could have been sent to a military tribunal

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