The Million-Dollar Heart

Chapter 693

Just two steps out the door, and Percival's deep voice halted him. "Come back."

Thomas froze mid-stride, protesting, "Percival, if we don't chase her down now, it'll be too late. We can't let Samantha get away again." Percival helped Vivienne to her feet, casting a dismissive glance at Thomas. "We're withdrawing!"

"But..."

Before Thomas could finish, Percival shot him a look that silenced him immediately.

Thomas couldn't understand why! With so many of them against one, couldn't they snatch Samantha from that person's grasp?

Leopold was just as baffled, but he could sense the strength in their adversary. Maybe Percival's reluctance to pursue was because their lives were more valuable than capturing one Samantha. The Nine Mystics Society didn't take orders from Percival.

Draven, looking toward Vivienne, inquired, "Young Master, shall we withdraw?"

Vivienne pulled two life-saving pills from her pocket, handing one to Percival and swallowing the other herself.

After ingesting her pill, she instructed Draven, "Everyone withdraw. Starting today, the Nine Mystics Society is on lockdown. No one leaves. Prepare our defenses."

Her words left Thomas and Leopold in a fog.

Samantha had escaped, and rather than chasing her down, they were ordered to prepare the Nine Mystics Society for defense.

What did this mean?

Draven, long accustomed to Vivienne's commands, understood her immediately, and with a grave expression, he confirmed, "Understood, Young Master. I'll initiate Level 2 Defense immediately." Thomas and Leopold were utterly confused.

Level 2 Defense? What was that? Was there a fight brewing?

The apprentices from Emerald Mountain didn't question it; they trusted that Vivienne had her reasons.

Draven led the Nine Mystics Society members away without another word.

on the order for the Nightfall Assembly to retreat as

Emerald Mountain

Vivienne, Percival, Thomas, and

the new and improved version she had recently developed, with the help of research from ST-1, far more effective

to Percival with a

face showing no sign of anger over Samantha's escape, and he smiled. "Indeed,

running around has made

and Percival

exchanged

a soft sigh, "Such

miniature bomb she'd acquired from Samantha and shouted,

anticipating her move, grabbed her

and Leopold were a step behind but still dashed away at top

"Boom!"

reducing the top-level secured villa to rubble in the

Huxley found refuge within

uses for Vivienne, who, after medicating her, allowed

ended up at the

Mara's past deeds and would have refused them

and seeing Huxley, who had passed out upon arrival and was

and from now on, I'll listen to whatever

her niece stupid or

I did was for Huxley. Please forgive me." Cecilia, looking down at Mara, thought that if she had acted like this earlier, without causing trouble for

pity for Mara, orphaned so young, but now she somewhat

work diligently for

on housing Mara and her brother, Cecilia wouldn't even bear to look at

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