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.

frame, she questioned whether

seemed to catch her drift and touched her head with his free hand, speaking

but even if he did, he probably couldn't take her down. After all, she had the ability to immobilize him with

seemed to follow a different track

have 'I am a good

Percival was left speechless.

That hit home. Babe!

smile, and she casually looped an arm around Percival's neck, buddy-buddy style, "Don't worry, Mr. Wolf. Even if you did lay a hand on me, it would just mean a midnight chat with

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

chill run down his spine at

the nine disciples might want to have a word with you too. They might gift the Ellington family with an occasional

Percival was rendered silent.

master isn't a simple task," Vivienne clicked her tongue. "The old man is exceptionally protective, and if he discovers his precious disciple has taken a beating,

"By the way, my master is a renowned geomancer. His talent for fortune-telling is unparalleled, especially in altering fates. Push him too far, and he might just change your destiny, maybe even to that of a beggar. The kind that

himself, "Fine! I got the

an arm around Vivienne, his voice seductive, whispering in

sending shivers down Vivienne's spine. She raised an eyebrow, "Of course not. Let's keep things harmonious

and I'll show you

it was Vivienne

Okay!

She blushed.

ask, "Are you two even human? Here I am being dragged by the leg, and you're flirting? Have you

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

Percival teased her earlobe

throat, "Ahem!

turned

was quite a

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

boomed, "No, I'll sleep

"So committed

Percival handed Calista over