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!"

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submit any evidence, the Grimshaws were facing lifelong

Vivienne's evidence, their fate

be doing, it certainly won't fall to me. Don't worry, Percival, if even one Grimshaw escapes, I'll make Fariana Isle my new home!" With that, he and Leopold, guns in hand, aimed and fired at a Grimshaw engaged in battle, instantly

the Grimshaws in

that Vivienne's team would actually

be ruthless, but even his forces had held back,

But now...

surging, forming an invisible energy sphere in

forward, aiming directly

hand, and with a wave, a transparent barrier

cotton. Vivienne and

incredulously staring at Vivienne, "How,

knew Vivienne possessed inner energy from their previous

her use of abilities, that was beyond his wildest

were the secret of the

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

warrior lineage's lifeline, not to be used

from the major families, only a small fraction of the lesser families had them, like the once-prominent Boyds, who lacked such abilities, though

their abilities again.

it would, if not kill, then seriously injure Vivienne and

they were unharmed, looking utterly

mention, had some free time and picked up the ancient warrior lineage's abilities for fun. Seems I might be just a

at Scott's place with Finnian. Finnian had failed to decipher

Just a fortunate coincidence.

up with them, and it just so happened that Thaddeus Hawthorn, Isolde Ellington, and Amelia were all there. The two was engrossed in

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