The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

Chapter 68

At a coffee shop.

Vivienne stood at the entrance of the coffee shop, scanning the room, the brim of her baseball cap pulled down low enough to cover her face, before striding in.

She reached the door of a booth, pushed it open, and stepped in.

The man inside immediately stood up at her entrance, “Boss!”

He, too, was dressed in all black with a baseball cap on. Unlike Vivienne, he was also wearing a mask. You couldn’t even see his eyes unless he looked up.

His name was Draven.

It wasn’t his real name. He had started using it when he began following Vivienne. As for his original name, he couldn’t remember anymore.

Vivienne closed the door, shot him a glance and said, “Don’t pick places like this next time.”

Draven replied, “Yes, boss.”

Vivienne sat down, poured herself a cup of coffee, and took a sip.

It was good coffee, but it couldn’t compare to the coffee at Cordelia’s place.

“Boss, I’ve turned the Hawthorn family’s old mansion upside down, but I couldn’t find the other bottle of potion,” Draven stood behind Vivienne, his tone serious.

Vivienne furrowed her brows, “Did you check everywhere?”

“I’ve checked everywhere. I even moved the tiles in the mansion’s bathroom, but I didn’t find anything,” Draven responded, “I’ve also planted a bug in Beatrice Hawthorn’s room. She’s never mentioned the potion to anyone. Is it possible that the information was wrong and the potion isn’t at the Hawthorn family’s?”

“There’s no way,” Vivienne said in a low voice, “My mother took two bottles of potion away. | have one, and the other was left at the Hawthorn family’s.”

This was what her mother had told her on her deathbed.

At the time, her mother was worried about getting her involved and hadn’t planned on telling her. But after receiving a phone call at the last moment, she changed her mind.

Her mother had given her a bottle of potion and told her to keep it safe, also told her that there was another one at the Hawthorn family’s…

And then, her mother passed away.

main purpose for going to the Hawthorn family was to find that bottle

it be with Dorian?” Draven asked, “I’ve searched every nook and cranny of the

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shook her head, “It’s not with

that three-bedroom apartment when she’d first moved in,

to Tranquil Estates, she’d searched again, but the result was

sent Draven to search

Hawthorn family’s either – that was

Dorian knew the importance of the potion and didn’t keep it

Could it really

aside from his home, where else could

ask Dorian directly?” Draven

can’t,” Vivienne lowered her head,

kind of person

appeared to be,

knowing for sure if the potion was with him could be a

to make sure Dorian

suddenly adding, “By the way, there are two other teams looking for the potion recently. One is GTO, and

frowned, “GTO has already found the Hawthorn family so

boss. You’re in danger

“Shouldn’t they be the ones

for words. He knew his boss

is always so

up, and said, “Have your people pull out from the Hawthorn family. You don’t need to worry

“But you..”

shoulder a pat and flashed him a mischievous smile, “I’ve got nine lives!

won’t die.”

Draven was speechless.

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leaving the coffee shop, Vivienne returned to Tranquil

the others

Cordelia immediately came to greet

had been thinking about that meal

bring it to you.” Cordelia

the living room, Richard and Dorian were playing chess, and Isolde was playing with the toy Vivienne had bought for Thaddeus

and Thomas were each holding a phone,

down on the sofa, directly opposite Percival. She glanced at him and her eyes narrowed

mentioned that another team was looking for the potion. She

his mother today