The Million-Dollar Heart

At this very moment, even a brief second of tranquility was more than Ramona could bear.

She had been rattled to her core by the surveillance footage, tears streaming down her face as she screamed, "This is it! I've said all I can say! Please, please let me go! I haven't even started anything! It wasn't me who messed with your mom; it was all the Grimshaws. I was cornered. I was truly forced!"

Vivienne settled back on the couch, her gaze drifting lightly over Ramona. It was unclear whether she believed her or not. She crossed her legs and said nothing.

Percival had been silent since the beginning, his eyes only on Vivienne, not deviating in the slightest, playing the role of the devoted husband to perfection. Ramona's eyes flickered swiftly.

It seemed like a flash of resentment passed through them.

But it was so quick no one saw.

"Ma'am." Anna stood by her, Ramona's tireless voice echoing in her ears.

She turned a deaf ear, simply waiting for Vivienne's command.

It was hard to tell how much time had passed before Vivienne finally spoke indifferently, "Let her go."

The evening wind sliced across Ramona's face like a blade.

She sped along the freeway, scenes from the night's confrontation with Vivienne racing through her mind.

Her heart burned with fury!

If it weren't for the mission, if her meridians hadn't been altered, preventing her from using force!

She would've twisted Vivienne's head off herself!

malice, focused on the road ahead, completely oblivious to the black car tailing her

unseen corner, two figures vanished

Rivenwood toll booth, they headed straight for

His message read, [Donald is on it; the

replied, [Keep on her tail; we need to know who's

a few terse messages sent, Vivienne turned

The next day.

Percival was already gone from

message from Matthew popped up immediately, [At seven sharp this morning, we

"What happened?"

Vivienne got out

to calls

"Alert everyone, find Donald-dead or

hung up quickly, then dialed Draven, "Issue the Order of Nine Mystics Society, search every nook of Rivenwood, including the

couldn't afford

her

the apartment, her phone vibrated.

the text that came was chilling enough, [Next time, I won't go easy

of a time bomb-instead of gunpowder, the glass vials were filled with an unknown green liquid. The sender even

with fury as she replied, [Who dares to hurt mine

The Ellington family.

regained his freedom after that interrogation. But he hadn't kept his head down for long. Messages from the other side came daily, as if certain he posed no threat, urging him to

in the morning, as Huxley was sneaking out like always, a delicate voice suddenly

a sigh of relief, "You scared me half to

you that. Have you forgotten what it felt like to be locked up by that maniac Vivienne? What have you been up to these days, sneaking around? Didn't you say you were going to take over the

replied, "What's the rush? I'm waiting for the right moment. When

"I don't care what you're planning, just remember this-I'm still at Vivienne's mercy. If you have even a shred of

up with Wendy, always

down by her, the naturally timid Huxley felt