The Million-Dollar Heart

Asher was about to say something more, but Thomas didn't give him the time of day. With a swift turn, he and his team moved to apprehend the Grimshaws. Asher's brow twitched uncontrollably, feeling as if his dignity was being trampled into the dirt.

"Vivienne, have you considered the consequences of your actions?" Asher gritted his teeth as he glared at Vivienne.

Vivienne, hands in her pockets, exuded an aura of defiance. "Consequences? Never cared for them."

Asher laughed in disbelief, repeating, "Fine, fine, fine! If you choose to dismiss the Grimshaws, then don't blame me for what comes next!"

Raising his voice, Asher commanded, "All Grimshaws, listen up! Attack with full force. Treat all outsiders on our turf as fair game, dead or alive!"

The Grimshaws, always proud and disdainful, whether servants or masters, looked down on everyone else.

Suddenly invaded by Vivienne and Percival, and seeing that their captors were heavily armed-obviously government forces-they had hesitated to fight back. But with Asher's command, they threw caution to the wind and charged at Vivienne's team.

In an instant, chaos erupted.

Vivienne just smiled.

Turning to Percival, her smile was irrepressible. "Mr. Wolf, the world is full of fools gifting us their heads on a platter!"

Percival grinned back, "Free heads, why not take them?"

Then, looking at Leopold and Thomas, he said indifferently, "Leopold, Thomas, if even one Grimshaw escapes, you'll be mining coal on Fariana Isle!"

Leopold, energized as if injected with adrenaline, declared, "Don't worry, Percival. Mining coal won't be my fate!"

the established security

and Percival to submit any evidence,

with Vivienne's evidence,

even one Grimshaw escapes, I'll make Fariana Isle my new home!" With that, he and

the Grimshaws

never have anticipated that Vivienne's team would

fuming, had initially commanded his people to be ruthless, but even his forces had held back, not even

But now...

an invisible

struck forward, aiming directly

with a wave, a transparent barrier shielded

strike felt like it hit cotton. Vivienne and Percival didn't even

at Vivienne,

knew Vivienne possessed inner energy from their

use of abilities, that was beyond his

such abilities were the secret of

the ancient warrior lineage for their mystical arts, like telekinesis or face-shifting, but their true secret was their

warrior lineage's lifeline,

member of the ancient warrior lineage possessed such abilities. Aside from the major families, only a small fraction of the lesser

their abilities again.

his ability, thinking it would, if not kill, then seriously injure Vivienne and

were unharmed,

met his gaze, speaking leisurely, "Forgot to mention, had some free time and picked up the ancient warrior lineage's abilities for fun. Seems

recent, discovered while translating a secret text found at Scott's place with Finnian. Finnian had failed to decipher it, and the

Just a fortunate coincidence.

recently made a trip back to the Dorian residence to catch up with them, and it just so happened that Thaddeus Hawthorn, Isolde Ellington, and Amelia were

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