Chapter 817

The pieces were falling into place.

Sophia Evans' death was likely also the work of this mysterious woman.

Vivian Laurent suddenly recalled a crucial detail from the crime scene. Before dying, Sophia had written half of the character "Lu" on the ground.

Now it made sense. That wasn't pointing to Vivian—but to the woman who shared her face.

Perhaps even Sophia hadn't known the woman's identity, only recognizing Vivian's features in her killer.

Everything clicked.

This Annika Heilbronn must have targeted Bianca Semona and Victoria Roscente too.

She might even be responsible for Bianca's parents' deaths.

Vivian dialed Bianca's number.

"Hello?" Bianca clearly hadn't saved her contact.

"It's Vivian."

The line erupted.

"Vivian? You dare call me? Got a death wish?"

"Bianca, did my last warning go in one ear and out the other? Are you brain-dead?"

Vivian matched her hostility.

"How dare you—"

"Calling you stupid is being kind. Your parents would be rolling in their graves." Vivian cut straight to the chase. "Did a woman who looks like me approach you?"

"How did you—" Bianca caught herself.

She'd slipped up.

"I don't know what you're talking about."

Vivian scoffed. "Planning to warn her? But if you want the truth about your parents' deaths, cooperate. Otherwise, that secret gets buried with you."

Silence stretched.

Vivian knew Bianca wouldn't talk.

Hanging up, Isabella Langley frowned. "You're sure she won't tip Annika off?"

"She's terrified—and desperate for answers." Vivian rubbed her temples. "I'm done being framed. She needs to hear the truth firsthand."

Isabella nodded.

Tomorrow, everything would come to light.

Vivian stayed up all night.

She combed through every file on Annika.

The agent operated with brutal efficiency—every mission reeked of calculated violence.

More disturbing was how Annika deliberately mimicked Vivian's methods.

But the real question was—why such hatred?

They'd never even met.

During Annika's time as "Summer" in their organization, they'd merely shared a passing resemblance.

Yet the surveillance footage from Madeline Delmonico showed Annika's face now eerily mirrored Vivian's.

Clearly, she'd undergone extensive cosmetic surgery.