The Million-Dollar Heart

Chapter 923

Sasha leaned on her hand with a smirk, grasping a first aid kit in the other, diligently applying ointment to Vivienne's bruised cheek.

Vivienne's lips, a shade of crimson, curled slightly. "This jacket of mine is barely holding together, might as well let him throw in the towel."

Sasha's brows knitted slightly at the comment, pressing a bit harder with the ointment. Vivienne hissed, "Geez, tough love! Got a husband and forgot your daughter, huh?"

"Zip it, or my hand might 'accidentally' slip, making you yelp in pain," Sasha retorted, pinching Vivienne's chin.

The banter went back and forth between the mother and daughter, with Vivienne occasionally dropping hints about her latest findings.

"Just the other day, I mentioned that case where the woman's heart was harvested. It wasn't an isolated incident; there have been disappearances elsewhere too. Yesterday, Mr. Wolf and I tracked a lead to a small town, and if I'm not mistaken, that place is swarming with snipers."

"What's odd, though, is that when Mr. Wolf and I entered, nobody took a shot at us. Logically, they should've taken us out on sight."

Sasha furrowed her brows, her tone grave, "You and Percival might be carrying something they need."

Vivienne seemed to agree with that theory. But what could it be that they needed?

Shifting gears, Vivienne dipped her finger in a glass of water, sketching symbols she recalled seeing in the town on the dining table.

Each symbol appeared simple yet was difficult to replicate accurately. She managed to draw them roughly on the table.

upon these symbols. Mom, do

of recognition crossing her features. "I think I've seen these symbols in a book before, but not from around here. They're from a foreign

into it at the time. It might take a while to

in understanding. "Thanks, Mom. I want to get to the bottom of this. It could help

move?" Arthur chimed

silent, her gaze shifting

front of Vivienne and Sasha. One plate bore thick slices of American toast topped with fried eggs and a generous squirt of ketchup, with Arthur drawing two big smiley faces on them to

stoically took a bite. Truth be told, she wasn't much for

face for any sign of approval.

Arthur asked, "How's the taste, sweetheart? If it's not good,

Vivienne

traditional meals." Arthur's heart

remembered the chaos of his kitchen

he saw finishing her toast and then starting on

separated the strawberry design with her fork, tasting it

attempt at a traditional breakfast and a jug of

the food skeptically, poking at a charred mass with her fork. "Is this supposed to be a sausage

his head, muttering, "It was supposed to be

You'll get there!" As Sasha

been strained properly. And as for this 'great task', I

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