The Million-Dollar Heart

Calista froze.

Vivienne?

Vivienne was the Specter Healer? How was that even possible? How could she be the Specter Healer?

No way! Absolutely no way!

While Calista was lost in thought, Vivienne curled her lips into a smile. "The lab report from yesterday that I let you get your hands on was meant for your eyes only."

With a flick of her wrist, Vivienne removed the needles from Calista's pressure points.

"You're Mr. B!" Calista gasped, her eyes widening in disbelief.

Hearing the answer she wanted, Vivienne said, "Mr. Wolf, we can leave now; the others should be arriving soon."

Calista grabbed Vivienne's arm, "No, you're not Mr. B. Who are you, really?"

Vivienne shrugged her off with a cool detachment, "You talk too much."

With that, she headed downstairs.

Before Calista could wrap her head around what was happening, Percival knocked her out with a chop to the neck. Dragging her by the leg, he hauled her down the stairs.

"Mr. Wolf, do you always have to be so rough? Can't you find a more subtle approach?" Vivienne clicked her tongue. Jeffrey was still nursing a fracture, Henry wasn't faring much better, and now Calista was being dragged away too.

Talk about brute force.

"It's efficient. I'm not skilled with the needles like you are," Percival replied nonchalantly.

As long as it shuts them up, it works.

Vivienne didn't know what to say, but she wondered if Percival might one day turn to domestic violence.

petite frame, she questioned whether she could

seemed to catch her drift and touched her head with his free hand, speaking earnestly, "I'm a

he probably couldn't take her down. After all, she

always seemed to follow a

"Only a jerk would have 'I am a good man' written all

Percival was left speechless.

That hit home. Babe!

a smile, and she casually looped an arm around Percival's neck, buddy-buddy style, "Don't worry, Mr. Wolf. Even if you did lay

wonder if his mother-in-law might actually be rising from her

down his spine at the

could speak, Vivienne continued with utmost sincerity, "And the nine disciples might want to have a word with you too. They might gift the Ellington family with an occasional bomb, but don't worry, Mr Wolf, you have plenty of real

Percival was rendered silent.

exceptionally protective, and if he discovers his

renowned geomancer. His talent for fortune-telling is unparalleled, especially in altering fates. Push him too far, and he might just change your destiny,

to himself, "Fine! I got the message. Champion of ensnaring husbands! Vivienne, hands

whispering in her ear,

Vivienne's spine. She raised an eyebrow, "Of course not. Let's keep

her cheek, "Come to my apartment tonight, and I'll show you exactly what 'harmonious and loving'

was Vivienne who was

Okay!

She blushed.

two even human? Here I am being dragged

Percival and Vivienne believed there was no need to consider her feelings, as they didn't see Calista as a

Vivienne silent, Percival teased her earlobe with a

cleared her throat, "Ahem! Business

that, she turned

chuckled. Vivienne blushing was quite a

followed her out, dragging Calista along. Before stepping out, Percival called out towards Richard's bedroom, "Grandpa, you can wake up

Richard's voice boomed, "No,

speechless, thinking, "So committed to playing

door, Percival handed