The Million-Dollar Heart

Kaitlyn had no talent for the arts of ancient warrior lineage. She could barely protect herself under the watchful eyes of her peers, and now she was the most relaxed among them. "I don't really pay attention! I follow Vivienne's lead!"

Vivienne's smile grew even brighter. "It's just a couple of urns of ashes. If you want to smash them, go ahead. I just hope Mr. Grimshaw and Gavin don't live to regret it!"

With that, Vivienne turned to Leopold. "Let's bounce, Leopold!"

"What?"

As Gavin and Asher gaped in shock, Leopold ripped off the latex mask from his face, his smile wild. "You got it, Vivienne!"

"Not good!" Asher's keen eyes spotted the red cartridge in his hand. Breaking free from Vivienne's clutches, he dashed forward, intent on stopping him.

"Gavin, are you out of your mind?" As he charged ahead, he didn't forget to glance at Gavin, frowning and lost in thought. "If Miss Hawthorn doesn't give a damn about the peace of her friends' parents after death, why should we care? Stuff like ashes, better to scatter them to the winds!"

"You're right."

Vivienne's fingers flashed with a cold gleam, and a sharp silver needle plunged into Asher's acupoint as he was caught off guard. "Ashes, indeed, are better scattered."

"Ugh..." The pain was like being torn apart, forcing Asher to his knees.

Vivienne didn't think it was enough, stomping hard on his shoulder. "Especially for a man like Mr. Grimshaw. Perfect for grinding to dust!"

"Asher!" Gavin's grip on the urn tightened. He might not respect Asher, but he couldn't let him be harmed on his watch!

"Freeze!"

A dagger with a cold glint was pressed against Asher's throat, the blade cutting through his skin, with blood dripping down the silver edge onto the ground.

urn higher. "Vivienne, stop!

neck onto the wound, the stinging pain tormented his nerves,

resentment. His gaze, heavy

at Asher. "Mr. Grimshaw, you're quite

Vivienne glanced at Asher's bodyguards. "What's up?

in

ground with a series of

Asher step by step out of the factory, only to be interrupted by the

in black, rolling down his car

SUVs were parked at the entrance, and Vivienne, seeing this, was

with Leopold, who was protecting

from Asher's throat. Then, with a sharp knee to the man's

roar of the cars speeding away and the sound of the urn shattering. The dust

as he looked at the white spread on the

a heavy stone weighed on his chest, his body trembling involuntarily, as though he'd been plunged into an

his chest, watched as the medic pulled the silver needle from his acupoint,

for? Get moving, or do you expect me to help you? What a waste! Can't

"I don't know how

tightly, his cracked lips taut. His cold gaze lingered on Asher for only a moment before his expression

solid ground outside, he couldn't

Why?

he feel this

Bad news, something's happened at the

the Abernathy gates, the disciple responsible for guarding the Abernathy Graveyard came tumbling over, rolling in the mud without care, collapsing

beat, the unease