The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

Chapter 77

North Shire.

Vivienne coldly stared at the old lady in front of her, standing tall and saying frostily, “Quit tailing me, please

The old lady looked back at her with a heartbroken expression. “Missy, lend me a hand, will you? Let me tag along with you to the city. I’m broke, lost my phone, and can’t reach my family:

I’m not a saint!” Vivienne retorted, her voice rising in frustration.

The biggest mistake of her life was offering a hand to this old lady without getting anything in return, only to find herself in a jam.

She had come down from Emerald Mountain this morning, planning to catch the first flight out to Havenwood, but soon after the descent, she ran into a couple of thugs giving the old lady a hard time and demanding stuff from her. After seeing the old lady’s pitiful state, she slipped the thugs a mickey and saved the old lady.

However, the old lady kept sticking to her like glue.

After finding out that the old lady’s home was in Rivenwood, she decided to play the good Samaritan and get the old lady on a plane to there since she was heading for the airport

anyway.

But on the way to the airport, she got cut off by some people. Not wanting to waste time, she took them out without breaking a sweat.

Who would have thought that she would then bump into seven or eight waves of people? And they weren’t even from the same gang!

She had no clue about the old lady’s identity or who she had ticked off. All she knew was that she was losing her marbles because of this old lady and had missed her flight to Havenwood,

She left the old lady behind and walked away, but the old lady stuck to her like glue.

No matter where she went, the old lady was right on her tail.

In the end, she had no choice but to take the old lady with her.

She initially wanted to ask Matthew to send a car to pick them up and take them to Havenwood, but considering the old lady’s odd situation, she didn’t want to expose Matthew, so she hired a cab herself.

On the way to Havenwood, the people chasing the old lady didn’t let up. Since she was in the taxi, she couldn’t use any drugs, so they drove right up to them.

of his wits. He refused to drive them any further and dumped them in the

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dealing with the people chasing the old lady,

had left them wasn’t

Havenwood.

kept trailing her. Aware that she was in a bind because of this, the old

who were after the old lady were gunning for her. They weren’t after the old lady anymore but were giving her a hard

had run out of the knockout drugs she carried and was left with

take them on.

Vivienne was livid.

show it, but you’re kind-hearted. I know I’ve been a pain in the neck, but I promise

going to say this one last

she turned

some money? We’re already in Havenwood, so they probably won’t come after me anymore. Can I hail a cab to the airport?” Vivienne rubbed her temples. “I don’t carry cash.

The old lady was on the verge of tears. “Could you just take me with you then? My son and I were looking for Finnian at Emerald Mountain, but we got chased and lost each other. I don’t even know how to get back.

sorry

this old gal.”

Vivienne’s eyes narrowed. “Finnian?”

old lady

Finnian was at Emerald Mountain. We had some business with him, but the lay of the land at

time before speaking after a brief silence.

can’t tell you

who are.”

eggs have ‘I’m a bad egg’ written on

emotionless expression.

can assure you that I’m

whether the old lady was

a bit, she said, “I’ll take you to

on your own.”

comes

say anything more and just continued walking

entered North Shire, a remote place with no cabs. They had

taken a few

saw it was Percival’s car. She was

of her. Percival got out and walked