The Million-Dollar Heart

Chapter 528

Gillian was teetering on the brink of reason. The potency of the drugged aroma filling the room was enough to trigger tsunamis of the mind with a mere whiff. With a fevered motion, Gillian kicked off the blankets wrapped around her, tugging at Patrick's sleeve with a hazy consciousness. "It's so hot, so incredibly hot." Her stunning figure was on full display, leaving nothing to the imagination of the onlookers.

From a distance, Vivienne and Anna stood side by side, watching the scene unfold.

"Damn, she's got a killer body," Vivienne remarked, her eyes then shifting to Anna's less curvaceous form. "Ah, well."

Anna blushed. "Ms. Vivienne, please, behave yourself!"

"Girl, I didn't even say anything. Why are you turning red?" Vivienne teased, playfully tilting Anna's chin.

Anna stepped back, quickly tapping into Percival's comms, "Captain Wolf, where are you?"

Percival clipped the last yellow wire, a bead of sweat rolling down his temple. "Get over here. I've found the new bomb."

Vivienne and Anna's expressions darkened, the jesting gone in an instant. They fought through the crowd and burst into the guest room.

By then, Patrick had knocked Gillian out and re-wrapped her in the blankets.

He was utterly clueless about what was happening!

Mara was equally bewildered. What on earth was going on?

Why had Gillian been thrown out, and what were Vivienne and that waiter doing going back in?

Was Gillian not supposed to be drugged with Percival by now, having...

Back in the room, Percival examined the new bomb, now defused in his hands.

Vivienne approached, her expression relaxing.

undetonated bomb was a major breakthrough - it would save them a

development of this new bomb and the

could not just stay entirely out of it and

in hand, there was no need to keep dissecting bomb structures. They could just program the design into the detector! "Mr. Wolf, you're amazing!" Vivienne handed the bomb to Anna, then flung herself into Percival's arms, planting several firm kisses

ruffling

her voice laced with mischief. "Is this reward enough?" Percival,

woman was pushing him to

kept up, he might be

the sidelines, wished she

two really starting to get

her and the bewildered spectators outside the

away, clearing her throat

heard her, his

on Percival, her words dropping deliberately. "All I'm asking is for you to carry me out like

blush

again, "Ms. Vivienne, Mr.

go, gracefully dismounting and standing by his

did she notice the crowd that had

the forefront, his expression beyond shock - it was

sharp as she addressed

reality, frowning as he stepped forward, surveying the

two? She mentioned

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