The Million-Dollar Heart

Chapter 750

Vivienne's fingers froze atop her phone screen, Griffin's contact highlighted. The sudden pause was punctuated by a sense of déjà vu.

A café?

Why did that sound so hauntingly familiar?

She pinched the bridge of her nose in frustration. "How could I have forgotten about this?"

Meanwhile, in a café, Victoria perched in a reserved booth, her gaze drifting over the bustling crowd through the panoramic windows.

Irritation flickered in her eyes.

Vivienne!

She really had some nerve!

Twice now!

That wretched woman had stood her up twice!

Calls unanswered, texts ignored, just like she had vanished off the face of the earth. How could Richard have ever approved of such a granddaughter-in-law, bringing shame to the Ellington name?

And Percival!

Birds of a feather indeed. Both just as unreliable as the other!

Victoria gnashed her teeth on the freshly served scones as if she were biting into Vivienne and Percival, those two good-for-nothings. "Let's go find War God! Damn it, I refuse to believe I can't handle the two o you!"

at Northway City, within the Grimshaw estate-a structure reminiscent of a middle-age castle-Oliver Grimshaw sat at

and hurled it at Isaac's forehead. "Useless! Can't even handle

"Please, forgive me, Patriarch!"

the Grimshaws

"We underestimated the situation. We never anticipated a young woman could be so formidable.

teacup flew. "You think I'm a fool? How powerful could a twenty-something-year-old possibly be? Go on, inquire about it. See if there's a family

as one of the five major

to have such a talent? And if they did,

punishment. I'll give you one more chance. Whatever it takes,

placed this opportunity before us, then it's destined to be the

...

at the café in Rivenwood a day later, Victoria was

bitterness. "War God, for the sake of my mother who once aided you, could you please convey a message to the Ellingtons? Vivienne and Percival have gone

Vivienne and Percival are both shrewd; you've had past issues with them. It's no wonder

then went back on their word. It's obvious they want to humiliate

expression remained neutral, though his

definitely capable of

gone senile; I just don't

Arthur's gaze darkened momentarily.

was indeed a little too

and the rest had chosen her to lead the

me, and helping you covertly deal with the Abernathys was the most

further involvement. Until we know what the Grimshaws want with that weapon, I can't intervene. You want Vivienne's trust? That's on you. I'll expedite the search for your mother; you're running out

were

her as a comatose patient after birthing

her true heritage, Victoria had been searching for her mother

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