The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

Vance was clearly growing impatient, the topic at hand obviously not to his liking.

“The big boss of the organization, Noah, is who you guys refer to as Rover,” he said.

Percival’s tone was firm, leaving no room for doubt.

Vance had thought Percival was certain, so he admitted, “Yes, Noah is Rover. Back in the day, I was the commander, but when the plan changed at the last minute, I had to go through the boss.”

Percival chuckled lightly. “Figures.”

It was then that Vance realized he had been played. He sighed, “Percival, you can suspect me or Micah all you want, but with Noah, there’s no need.”

“Because he’s your mentor?” Percival raised an eyebrow, his gaze steady on Vance.

Vance nodded, “Yes, Noah was our mentor. He brought us together and led us to where we are now. He’s the most accomplished commander Vanguard Agency has ever had and your mentor’s idol. I can vouch for him, Percival. Noah’s clean. He didn’t take part in that operation!”

“But he signed off on it, Vance. I can’t believe you’ve never doubted him,” Percival’s tone turned colder.

Silence fell over Vance, and for a long while, he found no words.

Indeed, after the mission’s failure, not just Karen but also Micah and Vance themselves had harbored deep suspicions within Vanguard Agency.

Compared to Karen and Micah’s emotional ties and utter trust, Vance was a bit more ruthless. He had even doubted Noah, the very mentor who had brought him into the fold.

Vance had investigated, sure, but Noah was Noah, without a single discrepancy.

Eventually, Vance shifted his suspicions to Micah.

That was why, later on, the rift between Micah and Vance only deepened.

These suspicions were put on hold when Vance went undercover.

Vance shared all the details of his past investigation into Noah with Percival, saying, “I did doubt him, but my mentor is innocent. You’re wasting your time, Percival.”

Percival remained silent, his eyes holding a strange light.

he left with all

to stop him; he just watched Percival go before

don’t worry, everything’s fine,” Vance said with a smile, seemingly

other end of the line made Vance press his lips together and nod. “Yeah, I told him. Yes, cooperation is based on honesty; otherwise, how

faded, and he stood up somberly,

tapped into all his connections to dig deeper into

Percival’s own savvy, he still found the

it was enough to deepen his understanding of

by Vanguard Agency as the head trainer, and his protégés spread across all systems

multiple times, a comrade-in-arms

was as strong as Percival’s with

outstanding disciples were

decorated, a teacher of

was what went through Vivienne’s mind as she looked over the documents Percival

could match Noah was

a director or deputy director,

the major cases handled by Noah, which even he

escapes from death, it made doubting such a

Vivienne before pulling her into an embrace, fingers playing with the ends of her

if declaring war or lost in thought, “Vivienne, we’re in

stared ahead, her gaze not fixed on any point, as if stretching out to the

we need

his chin resting on Vivienne’s head, gently rubbing

…

F-Poison was leisurely

white sundress, her

and

“Hello, it’s me.”

person on the other end said, a sly look passed behind F-Poison’s

be exposed. Keep me posted on your

in the park, a slow smile creeping across her face.Books Chapters Are Daily Updated Join & Stay Updated