The Million-Dollar Heart

Chapter 371

Judith's face drained of color.

How on earth could Percival know about this?

She had confided this secret to no one in the Brooks family, not even her own flesh and blood.

She had taken the solitary trip to Emerald Mountain to ensure there were no loose ends.

But why?

Why did Percival know?

Judith's expression flickered with panic before she fought to regain composure, irritation lacing her voice. "What are you blabbering about? When have I ever brought a hitman there? Vivienne knows the truth. She saved me. I was the one being hunted!"

Percival chuckled, a knowing smirk on his face. "You seem to be unaware that my teacher founded the very organization of hitmen you sought out. What a coincidence, isn't it?"

"What?" Judith was utterly stunned, disbelief etched on her face.

They were Karen's people?

No wonder they turned on her!

She vividly recalled hiring the organization and them assigning a hitman to accompany her. All had been well until they reached Emerald Monastery. The hitman leader's face turned ashen when she mentioned Karen's name. They even double-checked with her, asking if her target was indeed Karen's child.

She had confirmed it without hesitation.

And that was when they turned on her.

Unknown to them, Judith was skilled in fighting arts, a secret she had kept hidden for decades. Cornered, she had no choice but to fight for her life.

fled in

terrain of Emerald Mountain was treacherous, and despite her efforts to elude them, she was eventually

a moment of sheer panic, she claimed to possess something left

for Karen, for the mere

had nothing, especially after her frantic escape had left her

was then

attackers collapsed. Recognizing Vivienne's extraordinary abilities, Judith clung to her for safety and begged to be escorted home. Despite

the hitmen caught up with them again,

clueless. All she knew was that the chase persisted until they reached the

at the time, but

sanctuary and Vivienne's home. Perhaps the hitmen refrained from disrupting

to recognize Karen's

gaze briefly flickered to Judith's ashen face as he parted his lips to speak. "What's more coincidental is that these

and family of the person who hired them to kill Vivienne; they even

and scrolled through to reveal a hand-drawn, remarkably lifelike

as everyone absorbed the

in disbelief. "Mom? Is

carried little weight in the Brooks family, especially now with

they had made an effort to be helpful to Vivienne within their means out of

Karen's child and had urged the family to treat her well. Once Vivienne returned, the children

their own, they had objected, but Judith and Scott were adamant. There was

had adored Karen, they had planned to discuss the matter with their mother if Vivienne faced any mistreatment upon Calista's return. But they could have never imagined that their mother would go so far as to

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