The Million-Dollar Heart

Chapter 154

Leopold, dejected, turned to leave, but after a couple of steps, he turned back, placing the cattle hair needles in Vivienne’s hand.

Vivienne held the cattle hair needles, exchanging a silent gaze with Percival. Whatever romantic atmosphere they had was shattered by Leopold’s interruption.

Eventually, they shared a warm smile.

Checking the time, Vivienne turned to head back to the basement, only to hear Percival calling her from behind. “Vivienne.”

She turned around to see him standing in the moonlight, smiling at her gently. “I’ll be waiting

for our next round.”

Vivienne’s cheeks flushed a crimson hue, and she left, holding the cattle hair needles.

By the time she reached the basement, Elijah was barely alive.

Raymond, following Vivienne’s instructions, had tested all the torture tools in the basement on Elijah. He had arrived with a fearful gaze, which now lay cold and hardened as he looked at the wounds and bloodstains he had inflicted on Elijah.

Vivienne was right. Without a ruthless heart, how could he protect his little sister?

“You may leave now.” Vivienne dismissed him when she saw her goal was met.

Once Raymond left, a weakened Elijah managed to lift his head to look at her. “Ha. Is this the best you can do?”

“Save that for later.” Vivienne taunted him, waving the cattle hair needles in her hand.

Elijah’s pupils dilated in fear. He was familiar with the terrifying effects of the cattle hair needles, having used it on Dorian himself.

smile. “Whatever my family has

what Elijah

Leopold went down to the basement to check, he was met with a foul smell. Elijah was hanging from the wall, convulsing, having lost control of

just the beginning. Vivienne wasn’t joking about making Elijah

prevented her from keeping him captive for a hundred

later, Vivienne and Percival went to the hospital to pick up Dorian upon his discharge.

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news: Elijah, the convict who disappeared a week ago, was found unconscious in front of East District Police Station this morning, severely

Elijah’s name, Dorian’s eyes flashed with fear, while

his forced composure. She felt that seven days of torment were

Cordelia mentioned as they left the hospital. “Did you hear about Arabella’s sudden

attention to such insignificant people and merely

didn’t.”

to Rivenwood.” Cordelia wondered. Just a few days ago, Beatrice had been begging for money in Dorian’s hospital room. How did they suddenly

afternoon, when Vivienne and Percival went to Cloudcrest High School, they also heard rumors about Arabella possibly transferring to

long as she dared harm her family

was more

Cloudcrest High School to find

the members of her team were sacrificed. Only her mother

that person disappeared

moving to Havenwood, she heard that the person’s daughter was studying at

was here to find

despite going through Cloudcrest High School’s student records multiple times, she

to doubt the accuracy of Matthew’s

attention and endangering the girl,

with less than half a month until the college

as Percival was driving Vivienne to

school gate.

than a simple accident, it seemed more like a deliberate

who had been driving behind Percival for years, was taken aback. He had never met anyone bold enough to hit Percival’s car, not even in Rivenwood.