The Million-Dollar Heart

Chapter 1014

Abigail had a gift, a rare one that allowed her to read the history etched in bones, beyond the facade of flesh and skin. Her mentor once confessed that even he couldn't unravel the mysteries of Abigail's own skeletal structure. If that was truly the case, then her real age was a mystery, or perhaps, there was another possibility.

Abigail was someone who could alter her own bone structure at will.

Regardless of the scenario.

Any anomaly, and she could spot it.

Percival was well aware of Vivienne's skill in reading bones, yet his grip on his wrist remained reluctant to ease.

Vivienne pursed her lips, willing to compromise further, "How about... Mr. Wolf, you lift the cloth for me? Just exposing a single bone would do, anywhere is fine."

With some reluctance, Percival agreed.

But before he did, he made sure Vivienne wasn't looking.

Approaching the first body, Percival chose an ankle bone, gnawed on by wild animals, exposing stark white bone.

Vivienne was accustomed to such sights, unfazed by the gruesome scene.

Luckily, her nerves held steady, no sign of any nausea despite the grim context.

She snapped back into professional mode in an instant.

Focusing on the bone, she squinted, her mind delving deep.

"This person was in their thirties, showing signs of recent hardships but not a life of constant struggle, a life of thin luck prone to attracting trouble," she deduced. Vivienne frowned slightly, retracting her gaze.

The identity of this person was almost certain.

It was Delilah, who had clung to Abigail during their last encounter, inadvertently saving them.

Vivienne shook her head, "This isn't Abigail."

The unspoken understanding between them meant Percival caught on with just a few words.

this time

Vivienne immediately frowned.

phalanges were delicate, belonging to a young girl still in her

Certainly not Abigail.

if gripped by immense fear before death. Vivienne inspected closer, her brows knitting together, "She must have been holding something." Percival looked and saw nothing

girl was holding something small, it was well-concealed in her

gloves, attempting to pry open the tight grip with

"Let me."

the elbow's marrow through the cloth, then easily

both Vivienne and

other than it being a

the fragment on a tray,

did this end

Vivienne remained silent.

person was likely attacked from behind by Abigail, who then brutally

the already cracked Millennia Aegis

was

the other, no corresponding genetic profile could

the fragment for a few

instructing, "Release the news about the

order, Draven

once incomplete, would render the whole armor effectively useless, reduced to mere decoration.

of Abigail's current whereabouts, Vivienne wouldn't foolishly

surrounding this body; even if she checked recent missing persons reports, Abigail could easily hide her

Abigail's disguise among common folk to recover, the search area would be immense, easily

a person untraceable in genetic databases could only mean one of two things: either undocumented or

changing their appearance with special abilities, better to wait for her to take the bait.

returned to Cordelia was a form of solace, a true return

to drive Vivienne home, while he headed to report to the

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