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.

she fled in

possibly escape their clutches? The terrain of Emerald Mountain was treacherous, and despite her efforts to elude

panic, she claimed to possess something left behind by Karen, bargaining for her life in exchange for

hitmen harbored deep feelings for Karen, for the

it over, but she had nothing, especially after her frantic escape had left her

was then that

saw Vivienne toss a handful of white powder before the attackers collapsed. Recognizing Vivienne's extraordinary abilities, Judith clung to her for safety and begged to be escorted home. Despite her cold exterior, Vivienne's

them again, Vivienne dealt with them

been of vital importance, but Judith was clueless. All she knew

why at the

home. Perhaps the hitmen refrained from disrupting Vivienne's

they failed to recognize Karen's daughter remained a

ashen face as he parted his lips to speak. "What's more coincidental is that these hitmen approached Vivienne before she

just reveal the name and family of the person who hired them to

his smartphone and scrolled through to reveal a hand-drawn,

as everyone absorbed the shocking

disbelief. "Mom? Is this true? How could

family, especially now with Scott at the helm. They usually kept

to Vivienne within their means out of gratitude to Karen

the family to treat her well. Once Vivienne returned, the children took

such as acknowledging Calista as one of their own, they had objected, but Judith and

how much their mother 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 order a

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