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

were trained hitmen. How could she possibly escape their clutches? The terrain of Emerald Mountain was treacherous, and despite her efforts to

something left behind by Karen, bargaining for

for the

after

then that Vivienne

and begged to be escorted home. Despite her cold exterior, Vivienne's warmth shined through as she reluctantly

up with them again,

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

could not fathom why at the time, but it all made

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

why they failed to recognize Karen's daughter remained

speak. "What's more coincidental is that these hitmen approached Vivienne before she

name and family

that, Percival unlocked his smartphone and scrolled through to reveal a hand-drawn, remarkably lifelike portrait of

silent as everyone absorbed the

disbelief. "Mom? Is this true? How

with Scott

be helpful to Vivienne within their means out of

child and had urged the family to treat her

for family affairs, such as acknowledging Calista as one of their own, they had objected, but Judith and Scott were

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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