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.

stop! If you dare

to roll back. As sweat trickled down his neck onto the wound, the stinging pain tormented his nerves, but he had

indistinct resentment. His gaze, heavy as a specter at midnight, struggled to focus on

at

glanced at Asher's bodyguards. "What's up? Doesn't your young master's

With their young master in

ground with a series of crisp

factory, only to be interrupted

black, rolling down his car window. His gaze was fixed solely on Vivienne. "Ma'am, get

were parked at the entrance, and Vivienne, seeing this, was in no

of glances with Leopold, who was protecting Kaitlyn in the middle, they

dagger from Asher's throat. Then, with a sharp knee to the man's lower back, she snapped, "Scram, you waste!" "Vivienne... I will have

away and the sound of the urn shattering. The

as he looked at the white spread on the

welled up within him, as if a heavy stone weighed on his chest, his body trembling involuntarily, as though he'd been plunged into an ice

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

Get moving, or do you expect me to help you? What a waste! Can't even handle a young girl, and she leads

Vivienne's hands as he ranted, "I don't know how the Abernathys ever put you in

lips taut. His cold gaze lingered on Asher for

onto the solid ground outside, he couldn't help

Why?

he feel

something's happened

mud without care, collapsing at Gavin's feet. His face was a mess of snot

heart skipped a beat,