The Million-Dollar Heart (Percival and Vivienne) novel Chapter 574

In the car, there was a brief silence between Percival and Vivienne before Percival broke it, his grip tightening on Vivienne's hand. "We need to split up. I'm heading over to Vanguard Agency to confront Vance. He's up to his neck in this heist, and I'm sure he's involved. You should visit your grandpa. With this mess involving the ancient warrior lineage, he might know how to help."

Vivienne suddenly remembered that Leopold's imprisonment was due to pressure from members of the ancient warrior lineage, which left the Vanguard Agency unable to intervene.

The Perez family might just have a solution.

With that thought, Vivienne's eyes narrowed imperceptibly.

She had spent ten years training at the Emerald Monastery, taking time each year to build her circle of influence.

She founded the Nine Mystics Society, strengthening the Monastery's influence, believing she had become strong enough to protect those she cared about. Yet, facing the ancient warrior lineage, her power seemed insignificant.

The Nine Mystics Society was like an ant in front of the ancient warrior lineage, easily crushed.

And her control over GTO, which she thought was firm, had slipped through her fingers.

It was time to act.

"Okay, I'm on it," Vivienne said, squeezing Percival's hand back. "Make it quick. We can't let anything happen to Leopold."

"Right. Our Husky? No one's going to pluck him without a fight."

They parted ways then and there, Percival driving straight to Vanguard Agency.

Thomas, Anna, and Soren were all waiting in the deputy director's office, trying to get a hold of Leopold.

When they saw Percival return, they all approached him eagerly. "Deputy!"

"Where's Vance?" Percival's voice was grim.

Understanding dawned on the others, "In his office, Soren's been keeping an eye on him. He hasn't left."

They were all elite members of Vanguard Agency, smart enough to guess Vance's involvement.

Something had gone wrong inside the agency, and there was no way the director could be oblivious.

Percival was the deputy director. To have kept such a secret from him until the trial was nigh meant no one but the director himself could have managed it.

Upon learning about this, Thomas and the others had been closely watching Vance's every move at Vanguard Agency.

Percival took off his watch and tossed his jacket on the sofa, storming out with fury in his eyes.

Soren moved to follow, but Percival shoved him back. "Stay put!"

With no other choice, Soren remained in the deputy director's office.

Percival did not even knock; he pushed open Vance's office door and overheard the chime of an incoming message.

It was Leopold's phone.

Percival had teased Leopold about that custom ringtone before.

Vance, seeing Percival enter, silently pocketed the phone. "What brings you here so late?"

"So late, and you’re not home, sitting here with Leopold's phone, messaging Thomas. Amusing, is it?" Percival walked over and pulled open Vance's drawer without ceremony.

There it was, Leopold's phone and tablet, right inside the drawer!

"Don't you ever put it on silent?" Percival grabbed Vance by the collar, pinning him against the cabinet.