The Million-Dollar Heart

"Mr. Wolf, let's go."

Vivienne took Percival's hand, their eyes meeting with a shared look of tenacity and resolve.

It was time to tear open the curtain of complacency with this Sadie and Julian incident. It was about time those arrogant fools realized that not everything in this world could be shaken by the ancient warrior lineages!

Outside the police station, Harrison's half-lit face flickered in the dim light. He touched his swollen cheek gingerly, fingers coming away dusted in grime.

That was the mark left by Vivienne's boot when she kicked up the dirt in her haste.

"The Ellington family, the Hawthorn family... Good for them!"

At the Abernathy estate.

Early in the morning, Victoria's courtyard was abuzz with activity as people came and went, busy with their duties.

The moment Victoria stepped through the gate, a thunderous roar echoed clearly to her ears, and her emotions tumbled through surprise before settling on bewilderment.

passing maid by the arm, urgently

maid, clutching a bottle of medicine, dare not conceal the truth, "The young master has been beaten,

Harrison was beaten?

darted around with intrigue, and though doubts lingered, her heart felt

stoic bodyguard in a sharp black suit, who shook his head indicating he was also in the dark about the situation. Truth be told, Seaton was quite surprised

since Harrison arrived at the Abernathy estate, though he wasn't considered heir apparent by Gavin; he held a special place in his heart. Within the

personal combat skills, outsiders usually

had dared

in and have a look?" Seaton

at the top of it, so she wouldn't miss such an amusing opportunity for the world. Victoria's lips curled into a smile at the thought of Harrison's misfortune, "Of course. How could I

louder. Gavin's furious voice, accompanied by the sounds of tables being slapped and dishes crashing, could be heard from inside, "This is outrageous! Do the Ellingtons truly think they are the

paused, her face tinged with

melodramatic, broke through, "Don't be so angry. There's no point in ruining your health over a trivial girl like Vivienne. She doesn't have any real

rather than support me. And now, decades later, his grandchildren have the audacity to attack our family! It's as if they're cut from the same cloth, that Vivienne, just

was the one who hit Harrison?" After standing in the yard for a while, Victoria pieced together the story, "That girl's got some

only fair to let slide the incident where

shamelessly slander the Ellington family, any sense of relaxation on her face evaporated like mist. What in the world had her mother seen in

Seaton, following behind Victoria, noticed her hesitation at

Victoria used to relish seeing Harrison's defeats, so

We'd be better off thinking about how to retrieve what we need from

to when she walked away, all

through the screen door, catching a glimpse of a familiar silhouette. His eyes