The Million-Dollar Heart

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"Sir, would you mind sharing the story with us in more detail?" Vivienne inquired.

The old man nodded, "Of course. That year left a deep impression on us. Elliot was the beacon of hope for our entire family. Even our distant relatives had high hopes for him. After all, for a low-income family like ours, having a kid in high school was already a big deal.

Elliot's grades, though, were average at best. He was not exactly a standout student and didn't have many friends. He was a bit of a loner.

But ever since the kidnapping, it was as if he had become a different person. He was much more outgoing. Even got scolded by me for dating a girl from school. Truth be told, I thought the boy who came back was a lot better off. A young man shouldn't be so withdrawn."

Vivienne exchanged a glance with Percival.

Most people would be crushed by such traumatic memories and not emerge more cheerful and sociable.

How could this Elliot have possibly transformed so positively?

The father continued, "Elliot didn't let us down, though. He got into Elite University, and after graduating, he went abroad for further studies."

At the mention of going abroad, the silent mother let out a stifled sob, tears streaming down her face.

Vivienne silently passed her a tissue, "Did something happen?"

The man sighed, his expression growing somber. "We were originally against the idea of him going abroad, but Elliot was determined. He worked his way through, not needing a dime from us. Reluctantly, his mother and I agreed. But once he left, he never returned."

had known I'd never see my boy again, I would have never let him

to Elliot

work, consistently earning scholarships. But he rarely contacted us; communication was difficult back then, and we couldn't go abroad. Thankfully, he

we knew he wouldn't come back. We thought about moving abroad to be with him since he was settled. But then... there was a shooting at his school. Many

poor son... I didn't even get to see him one last time. How could he have

could only offer her

son had died

was the

Percival asked, "Would it be too much to ask

years abroad, less than ten in total, but they're all here," the father said as he handed over the photo

of a simple life, mostly

study abroad?"

as he turned the pages, a complex look in his eyes. Noticing the change, Vivienne

corner of one of Elliot's photos,

truth of the matter was becoming

taking his place and living on before using his time abroad to continue his sinister deeds. During his studies, he had met Flynn and passed on

said, "Thank you. We've got what we need. Someone will

no trouble at all. We haven't had anyone to talk to about Elliot for a long time. Thank you for remembering our son," the father said, bowing to Vivienne and

photos were quickly delivered to

face on the printout,

expression, asked, "Do you

we asked him, he wouldn't say anything. We'd be better off figuring out how F-Poison managed to impersonate

let alone blend in and eventually study abroad." Vivienne had a hunch

to the hospital. Your undercover

Quincy!