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.

to the Hawthorn family was to find

with Dorian?” Draven asked, “I’ve searched every nook and cranny of the Hawthorn family’s. If

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shook her head, “It’s not with

already thoroughly searched that three-bedroom apartment when she’d

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

why she’d sent Draven to search the

Hawthorn family’s either – that was

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

froze. Could it really

where else could

just ask

lowered her head, her

wasn’t sure what kind of

he appeared to be, or if he was acting nice to her on purpose to

without knowing for sure if the potion

make sure Dorian was truly

a moment before suddenly adding, “By the way, there are two other teams looking for the

already found

You’re in danger

laughed, “Shouldn’t they be

for words. He knew his boss

is always so

a sip of her coffee, stood up, and said, “Have your people pull out from the Hawthorn

“But you..”

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

won’t die.”

Draven was speechless.

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shop, Vivienne returned to

and the others were still

return, Cordelia immediately came to greet her, “Vivienne, have you

thinking

already. Give me a second, I’ll bring it to you.” Cordelia knew Vivienne hadn’t

room, Richard and Dorian were playing chess, and Isolde was

and Thomas were each holding a phone, engrossed in

sat down on the sofa, directly opposite Percival.

was looking for the potion. She had

of his mother today was certainly not a