The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

Chapter 146

Arabella lay motionless on the hospital bed with her eyes wide open. The steady stream of tears from her eyes told a tale of sheer terror.

Thankfully, Vivienne was masked at the moment because if Arabella let Vivienne see the fear reflected in her own eyes, she might have wished for death right there.

Vivienne squinted slightly at Brody, silently questioning his intentions.

“Two miniature bombs have been forcefully lodged into her body, one on either side of her abdomen.”

Upon seeing Vivienne’s eyes harden, a smug smile appeared on Brody’s face. “Relax. At most, she’d be the only one to blow up; we’d be safe. I value my life, after all.”

Vivienne’s eyes turned frostier.

This damn psychopath!

“We compete on who performs the surgery faster and more precisely. Whoever can extract the bomb first with an endoscope wins. By the way, I’ve set the bombs to detonate in one minute. Be careful; a slight mishap could trigger an early explosion.”

“Right here?” Vivienne surveyed the hall with a furrowed brow.

“Don’t worry, a sterilized operating room and sanitized equipment have all been prepared.” Brody responded while gesturing for Vivienne to proceed.

Upon Brody’s signal, the chubby man grasped Arabella’s bed and wheeled her into an operating room.

Two endoscope apparatuses were ready in the operating room.

This was a mental institution. They wouldn’t normally have such surgical equipment. This was clearly Brody’s doing.

patients to secure Arabella to the operating table. He gave her a kind smile. “Darling, you need to be good.

exited the

as he left, Vivienne and Brody, now

hidden behind his glasses, brimmed with malicious intent. He looked at Arabella, who was lying on the operating table, and spoke in a soft tone, “Although the drug I gave you has rendered you immobile, you can still feel pain. So, we’ll try to be gentle

hearing this, Arabella’s eyes widened in fear. Yet she couldn’t move her mouth

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All she could do

Arabella a glance, with no reaction to what Brody had just said. She had no sympathy for Arabella, who had brought this

Recalling his torment in the detention center and the

she had no intention of

begin.” Vivienne said

a switch, smiled at Vivienne, and gently pressed it.

Arabella’s left side, uncovered her abdomen,

endoscopic surgery was not a challenge for them. The real challenge was extracting the bombs without triggering them or causing harm

the two endoscopes entered Arabella’s abdomen,

fully aware of the two small incisions made in her abdomen and the objects inserted into her. The pain was unbearable, she wished

screaming for her not to faint since she

since she entered the N&S Psychiatric Hospital, she had witnessed the depths

the hospital. Everyone followed his orders, and he had access to all kinds

bombs inside her,

couldn’t faint; she was afraid that if she did, Vivienne and Brody might accidentally trigger

care about Arabella’s thoughts

a doctor, she didn’t intentionally enlarge the incisions or harm

the bomb on the left side accurately on the screen, and in less

while holding the

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I don’t think there’s a

a rough incision in Arabella’s abdomen, then