The Million-Dollar Heart

Vivienne was cool as a cucumber as she scrolled through her phone, eventually pulling up a photo and passing the device to Belle.

"Is this the mark of White Tiger?" She asked, her voice steady and casual.

Belle snorted with a smirk. "So what if it is? Even if you found the mark, you won't catch him."

Vivienne let out a dismissive laugh. "How can you talk such a big game without ever having seen the guy?"

That caught Belle off guard. She did not expect Vivienne to know that White Tiger had chosen to not work with her but with the true boss of GTO, the elusive F-Poison.

In other words, White Tiger had not even considered her despite her being GTO's right-hand woman.

Vivienne gulped down her coke a little too fast and burped without a hint of embarrassment, which made Percival chuckle softly as he patted her back gently.

"Easy there, no one's fighting you for it."

Vivienne flashed him a coy smile and a look that said more than words could.

Across from them, Belle cursed under her breath, "You two really have no shame."

Unfazed, Vivienne leaned against Percival's shoulder. "So, spill it-where's your mother?"

Belle's eyes widened in shock as if she had heard something unspeakable. It took her a moment to gather herself.

Indeed, Vivienne was asking about her mother!

After a pause, Belle finally found her voice. "What nonsense are you spouting now?"

Percival pulled out a document. "This was found in the GTO lab. It confirms that you and your boss are mother and daughter."

to dig up something no

blood analysis report with her name

took the paper. "Oh, not biological? So, F-Poison adopted you,

spat with disdain. "What do you know? You'll never understand the kindness my mother has shown me. Don't stand there acting all high and mighty. You think

darkened. "So, for all that kindness your mother

room and grabbed Belle by the throat with a grip that could snap it in

than proof that Belle was F-Poison's adopted daughter; she had uncovered a

phone was to her mother

Belle's fingerprints were on it, preserved in an

still held a charge a testament to the technology her mother had tinkered with. Even the devices GTO

real penchant for

Vivienne's vice-like

me... I never... never even met...

hand on Vivienne's shoulder. "Vivienne, she was

hesitated, then

mother came from that phone-if not Belle, then it

One possibility remained.

and Belle shared

used her print, F-Poison had been hiding

alleged crimes could have been F-Poison's doing-GTO's true

herself and sat back down. "Belle, you will be interrogated for the next three days. Better come clean about all your sins. If not, well, they'll make sure you suffer worse than death." No sooner had Vivienne

glared at them. "Traitors! Don't you fear F-Poison will find

us to shreds?

Belle's neck, emptying the contents as Belle's body convulsed, then stiffened until only

turning to Vivienne with respect. "Young Master, we'll take it from here. We'll make sure Mr. B... Belle tells nothing but the truth." Vivienne nodded, aware of GTO's reputation for

never have imagined that one day, her

and Percival left the

a bed, Percival suddenly remembered something

addressed Vivienne as the Young Master? Since when was Vivienne the