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.

going to the Hawthorn family

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

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shook her head, “It’s not with him

she’d first moved in, but she didn’t find the

Tranquil Estates, she’d searched again,

why she’d sent Draven to search

in the Hawthorn family’s either

possible that Dorian knew the importance of the potion and didn’t keep it at home?”

expression froze. Could it really be

where else could Dorian hide

don’t you just ask Dorian directly?”

lowered her head, her expression

what kind of person

couldn’t be certain if he was really as kind as he appeared to be, or

directly without knowing for sure if the potion was

to make sure Dorian was truly

the potion recently. One is GTO, and the

found the

You’re in danger

suddenly laughed, “Shouldn’t they be the

lost for words. He knew his boss would say something like

is always

your people pull out

“But you..”

flashed him a

won’t die.”

Draven was speechless.

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shop,

the others were still

return, Cordelia immediately came to

yet” She had been thinking about that meal all

it to you.” Cordelia knew

were playing chess, and Isolde was playing with the toy

Leopold, and Thomas were each holding a phone,

Percival. She glanced at him and

team was looking for the potion. She

mention of his mother today was certainly not a