The Million-Dollar Heart

Before Leopold could utter another word, Abigail waved her hand, silencing him instantly.

"Today's my lucky day, so I'll spare your life. Just so you can watch as they fall one by one, becoming unwitting pawns in my grand scheme." Leopold's eyes bulged in disbelief.

If looks could kill, he'd have slain the wicked witch a thousand times over and fed her remains to the sharks.

Her grand scheme? Probably the delusions of a madwoman.

And eternal youth? Why didn't she just claim a throne in heaven if she was so capable!

Unfortunately, he was paralyzed, unable to speak a word.

If he could turn back time by just two minutes, he would warn Vivienne and Percival to flee. The witch was after their lives; escaping was their only chance to warn the others. Now, trapped, who would come to their rescue?

Before activating the ritual, Abigail conjured a wave of energy, filling the air with a thick, white mist. Everyone caught within struggled to breathe, and Leopold, previously glaring, passed out in moments. However, Vivienne and Percival, standing ten meters away, remained unaffected, watching coldly. Seeing Vivienne unaffected, Abigail's frustration grew. She increased her energy output, but to no avail. "This is impossible!" she exclaimed.

Vivienne dropped the act, "Nothing's impossible. I was never poisoned to begin with."

Suspicion flashed in Abigail's eyes, but she masked it with a smirk, "Not poisoned? Then why follow me?"

Vivienne's tone was calm, but her gaze was piercing, "I'm here not to be controlled by you, but to see how you bring about your own downfall."

If it weren't for Flynn's warning, she might have fallen into Abigail's trap, thinking the poison was in a pendant. But Flynn's reaction made her realize the poison was on him. Abigail had concocted various toxins, embedding them in Flynn's skin over time, creating a new, untraceable poison.

Flynn, the vessel for her to poison others.

were lethal and without cure. The poison

not to harm her physically,

have realized this during their treatment sessions, refusing her touch to spare

mother, bore his pain alone, unaware

shielded Vivienne, though they had taken antidotes. Vivienne

twisted into disbelief, "How are you not poisoned? When did you suspect

moment Abigail appeared, Vivienne

not Delilah!" Vivienne

out her mistake, "You even considered Delilah's ex-husband. My people following your breadcrumbs, would

explained how a simple

focused on her goal, "He was disposable.

Abigail launched an attack, but Vivienne countered,

stared at Vivienne, "How do you still

constitution, or maybe your ritual

dots, her expression souring, "Are you

that look on Abigail's

suspicion and let out a derisive snort. "If

my mother back then

all, your so-called perfect sacrifice had two heartbeats. That's a major affront to

mentioned her mother, Vivienne had an

just before she

to be a compelling reason for Abigail

That was

didn't realize how much trouble she'd avoided simply