The Million-Dollar Heart (Percival and Vivienne) novel Chapter 450

Kala felt a twinge of guilt twisting in her stomach. She took out her phone and found Vivienne's chat but was at a loss for what to say.

She typed a few words, only to delete them all.

'Thank you' seemed too trivial.

In her heart, Vivienne still irked her, yet there she was, offering help unconditionally.

She did not feel she had the right even to utter those words of gratitude.

After hesitating for a long time, Kala exited the chat and dialed Vivienne's number instead.

"Hello?"

Vivienne's calm voice came through, and Kala bit her lip before speaking up, "Vivienne, I... Thank you."

Vivienne chuckled softly. "Thank me for what? Aren't you my sister?"

The whole Brooks family debacle had started because of her.

Nonetheless, Vivienne genuinely treated Kala’s family as one of her own.

Vivienne's circle was small; she valued those who were sincere to her and was always ready to reciprocate.

Besides, the acquisition was a minor matter for her. So minor it was almost trivial.

Kala paused, then suddenly laughed, "Right, I am your elder sister, and you'll always be my little sis."

Who cared about blood relations? She and Vivienne could still be sisters, best friends even.

Vivienne laughed again, "Just don't let me lose money, sis. I'm broke!"

Kala snorted with laughter. "Boss, I'll make sure every dime you spent acquiring the Glory project comes back to you with interest. I'm not any less capable than Stephen."

Vivienne's voice was cheerful as she said, "Great, I'm looking forward to your success."

Another money-maker on the team!

Not bad at all!

After hanging up, Vivienne put away her phone.

Outside her office, Anna knocked on the door. "Ms. Vivienne, it's time to head out."

Vivienne snapped back to reality and stepped out.

Anna still wore her nondescript clothes and those signature black-rimmed glasses, her hair lazily draped over her shoulders.

Vivienne frowned. "Can't you try a different look?"

Now that Anna was with her year-round, she no longer needed such disguises.

Anna sheepishly scratched her head, saying, "I guess I'm just used to it."

Vivienne took off Anna's glasses. "After the lab, let's get you some new clothes."

They were spending money before it was even earned – not exactly cost-effective!

Anna nodded.

She had to follow Ms. Vivienne's lead; that was the first rule handed down by Wolf when she took on the assignment.

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In the YQ lab, everyone was busily engaged in various experiments.

Only Rex, with his signature silver-rimmed glasses, squatted on the floor, studying a potion's decomposition simulation.

He seemed out of place, like a misfit.

"Why is it like this? Why are only three components separated? It's a toxin; how can it have healing properties?"

Rex mumbled to himself, oblivious to Vivienne's approach.

Vivienne bent down beside him, looking at the simulation. "All drugs have their poison. Even the best medicine can harm if misused. Is that so hard to understand?"

Rex did not even look up, "No, no, no, I mean, it shouldn't be producing a healing effect. The dosage, this data... And a toxin seeking to heal what, exactly?"

Vivienne's lips curled slightly.

The potions left by her mother were lethal; a mere milliliter could kill a robust adult, even more potent than Boar Poison.

That was why, over the years, she had been developing an antidote.

In the analysis process, she discovered that the potion produced a healing effect under certain accidental conditions.

With this discovery, she combined multiple viruses with the potion.