The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

Maddox had been ruminating for a long time. To alter the paternity test results right under Yuri’s nose, the opposition must be formidable and well-prepared.

Taking out Vivienne’s test result now would undoubtedly cause an uproar.

For Vivienne’s safety and to swiftly uncover the mastermind, keeping her identity under wraps for as long as possible was imperative.

Everyone in the Perez family knew how much Jasper treasured Sasha.

With Sasha’s daughter surfacing, Vivienne would become the Perez family’s precious jewel. Frankly, the entire Perez family might end up belonging to Vivienne.

This would inevitably make her a target for the person pulling the strings.

Vivienne’s safety could not be guaranteed in such a scenario.

Thus, Vivienne’s identity must remain a secret for the time being!

Vivienne nodded. “Okay, I’ll follow your lead, Uncle Maddox.”

Maddox covered his eyes again. Hearing Vivienne call him ‘Uncle’ so many times, it was this one instance that pierced his heart the most.

He could not contain his tears, sobbing while saying, “Vivienne, you can’t let anyone find out I cried in front of you, especially Yuri. Otherwise, even Natalia and Yasmine’s kindergarten would hear about it.”

Vivienne could not help but laugh through her tears at Maddox’s antics.

“Got it,” she assured him.

After a moment, Maddox regained his composure, handed Vivienne her phone back, licked his dry lips, and clasped his hands tightly together.

“Vivienne, how did Sasha really die? Who’s your dad? What has your mom been through all these years?”

Maddox struggled to ask.

The Perez family had received Vivienne’s background information early on, the first detail being her orphan status.

Maddox also had to face the harsh truth that his

story of her mother Karen’s suicide, including her involvement with

she was not

had always provided her stability, love and family were

could feel a void in her heart being

be a prodigy,

was truly the pride of the

Vanguard Agency. She was so

the Perez family had little direct contact with Vanguard Agency, they were still

the captain of Vanguard Agency’s special squad without his knowledge, despite

was my mom’s most promising apprentice. After her suicide, he took over as the captain of the Vanguard Agency’s special squad. After that, I lived anonymously, secluded in the mountains, rarely coming

could hand Maddox a

had not expected him to

Sasha had to be the one who created the bionic tech.” Maddox almost wrung

remembered the robot

unmatched by

Finnian should not have had the talent

did you tell Uncle Yuri about the bionics?” Vivienne

my father intended for me to manage, which is like my own business. I can handle it as I see fit without interference from my father, so there

to Maddox. “Finnian was my mom’s good friend. Knowing about the technology would not be

silent for a few seconds, considering Vivienne’s words, and a thought slowly dawned on

“You mean…”

been up to all these years,

with

if Finnian could fake his death without a trace for so long, then Percival

certainly be

the

of information could be

up everything on

might be a bit too detailed. Oh,