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!"

structure reminiscent of a middle-age castle-Oliver Grimshaw sat at

unconscious son, he snatched a cup from the desk and hurled it at Isaac's forehead. "Useless! Can't even handle a simple task, and now the young master's

"Please, forgive me, Patriarch!"

modern era, the

anticipated a young

inquire about it. See if there's a family with such a prodigy. Wouldn't those old coots be parading her around like a

as one of the five major families, had no

old fools possibly boast to have such a talent? And if they did, he'd have eliminated them

Down you go to receive your punishment. I'll give you one more chance. Whatever it takes, that bio-weapon must be

emphatically. "If fate has placed this opportunity before us, then it's destined to be the

...

the café in Rivenwood a day later, Victoria was still fuming over being

once aided you, could you please convey a message to the Ellingtons? Vivienne and Percival have gone too far! They're clearly

Vivienne and Percival are both shrewd; you've

went back on their word. It's obvious they

remained neutral, though his opinion of Vivienne was

was definitely capable of

senile; I

Arthur's gaze darkened momentarily.

indeed a little

her to lead

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

the rest, my position prevents 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

were masters

and concealed her as a comatose patient after birthing

had been searching for her

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