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.

pulled out her phone and texted

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[Hook, line, and sinker.]

from those words - like

the house of the Ellington family's second

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A

were not for the timely hospital visit, he might have

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

he was in agony. It was

waved her off impatiently. "Never mind me.

what, Fiona was good to him. How could he just throw her out of the company?" "I told you, I should have joined the company instead of letting Fiona hog the spotlight. Now look what's happened. What are we supposed to

all day? Think you can get back into

with half

had

complaints below. She put on headphones,

concern. It was her clandestine

galleries; she also needed the Ellington Group's resources

was her livelihood, her

to deliver as

an unknown number on her phone. "How's

still in our hands, being moved

a close eye. I'll find a way to

her fingertips, her usually cool face fading to

unfamiliar number

she answered,

replied,

Fiona paused.

Calista?

but Fiona had heard of Calista in their

of traditional medicine, the cheap

had also become reclusive.

you?" Fiona asked, her voice smooth, the

voice came through. "Got time for

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