The Million-Dollar Heart

Chapter 422

Astrid fidgeted nervously beside Vivienne, apparently still wracked with guilt over the previous day's events.

Vivienne, unfazed, glanced at Astrid with eyes as soft as a strawberry cheesecake and stood up.

Astrid halted her with a call, "Vivienne."

Vivienne's lips curved into a smile, her bright eyes flashing with disinterest. "What is it?"

Astrid rose and approached her, lifting her shirt.

On her slender waist was a hideous black scar.

A knife wound, poisoned.

Astrid clenched her fist. "I got this on a mission when I fell into the enemy's trap. Now, I still suffer from the pain, especially when it rains, my whole body aches.

Vivienne, I'm not trying to gain your sympathy. I just want to tell you that we've sacrificed our lives to ensure that our organization can develop a defense against the biochemical weapons of rival nations.

So, on behalf of the organization and our country, I'm inviting you to join our fight!"

Vivienne's gaze fell on the scar on Astrid's waist.

It was clearly real.

She grasped Astrid's wrist and felt for her pulse.

The poison had been lurking in her body for years; she, indeed, had suffered greatly.

Vivienne casually took out a life-saving pill and popped it into Astrid's mouth. "This poison isn't hard to cure. Just come to me once a day."

After a pause, she added, "I'm quite interested in what you've said. I'll give it a try."

Astrid froze, surprised. "You mean you agree?"

Vivienne nodded slightly. "Yeah, but I'm out if your experiments don't meet my standards."

"Great. You'll find our experiments fascinating," Astrid said with a smile. "I'll notify the organization and see when they can take you to the lab." With that, Astrid went into her room.

Looking at her door, Vivienne let a sly smile creep onto her face.

out her phone and

[Came up empty. You?]

[Hook, line, and sinker.]

could almost see Vivienne's cunning expression from those words - like

of the Ellington

can't get out of bed yet," Heloise said,

their imagination. A mere toss had broken

for the timely hospital visit, he

the couch. "I'm going stir-crazy lying

he was in agony. It was better to move

off impatiently. "Never mind me. What about Fiona?

to him. How could he just throw her out of the company?" "I told you, I should have joined the company

doing hiding all day? Think you can get back

was the mainstay of the Ellington family's second branch, with half their savings coming from her

was out, they had lost a significant source

below. She put on headphones, locked the

her most pressing concern. It

the Ellington

was her livelihood,

had signed agreements. If she failed to deliver as promised, it could

an unknown number on her

still in our hands, being

I'll find a

her fingertips, her usually cool face fading

an unfamiliar

hesitating, she answered, "Who's

replied, "Ms., I'm

Fiona paused.

Calista?

but Fiona had heard of Calista

traditional medicine, the cheap daughter of

become

for you?" Fiona asked, her voice smooth, the

through. "Got time for a

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