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.

the Hawthorn family was to find that bottle of

every nook and cranny of the Hawthorn family’s. If it’s not there, it

12:05

shook her head, “It’s not with him

she’d first moved in,

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

she’d sent Draven to

the Hawthorn family’s either –

of the

Could it

home, where else could Dorian

you just ask Dorian

her head, her expression

sure what kind of

was really as kind as he appeared to be, or

if the potion was

make sure Dorian was

now?” Draven paused for a moment before suddenly adding, “By the way, there are two other teams looking for the

“GTO has already found the Hawthorn

boss. You’re in danger

suddenly laughed, “Shouldn’t they be

for words. He knew his boss would

boss is always so

your people pull

“But you..”

pat and flashed him a mischievous smile,

won’t die.”

Draven was speechless.

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12.05

the coffee shop, Vivienne returned to Tranquil

and the others were still

return, Cordelia immediately came to

thinking about that meal all

Give me a second, I’ll bring it to you.”

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

a phone, engrossed in whatever they were

on the sofa, directly opposite Percival.

potion. She had a

mention of his mother today