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.

and Leopold resignedly passed on the order

Emerald Mountain apprentices followed

Vivienne, Percival, Thomas, and

new and improved version she had recently

with a

her hand, his stern face showing no sign of anger over Samantha's escape, and he smiled. "Indeed, we

running around has made

Vivienne and

Leopold exchanged looks before

villa, Vivienne glanced back with a soft sigh,

miniature bomb

move, grabbed her

were a step behind but

"Boom!"

behind them, reducing the

found refuge within the Ellington

still had uses for Vivienne, who, after medicating her, allowed her to

also ended up at the

was well aware of Mara's past deeds and would have refused them entry, but with just a

passed out upon

punished me. She's medicated me, and from now on, I'll listen to whatever she says and

stupid

clung to her legs. "Auntie, my mother was killed by F-Poison, and the Boyd family is no more. Everything I did was for Huxley. Please forgive me." Cecilia, looking down at Mara,

orphaned so young, but now she somewhat regretted ever taking

on, work diligently for Vivienne and drop those crooked schemes," Cecilia said

her brother, Cecilia wouldn't even bear

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