The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

Chapter 150

eopold’s face instantly soured by another degree at the mention of a pound of salt. He uickly diverted Vivienne’s attention. “Did you hear about the incident at N&S Psychiatric lospital yesterday?”

‘ercival lifted his gaze, signaling him to continue.

They say a patient died inside and two escaped.” Leopold said with an air of mystery.

Isn’t it common for people to die in N&S Psychiatric Hospital?” Thomas asked.

This time it’s different. When the police arrived, everyone in the hospital was unconscious in the floor.” Leopold said as he continued to eat his breakfast.

The one who died from poisoning was found at the front door. When they asked the people n the hospital what had happened, not a single person could recall last night’s events.”

What about the two who escaped?” Percival, more interested in the escapees than the deceased, asked.

‘They haven’t been found yet.” Leopold shook his head. “So the police will be busy for a while. Security in the city will also be tightened.”

Vivienne remained silent. The two escaped mental patients were clearly referring to Brody.

and Brian.

Leopold suddenly recalled as he slapped the table and addressed Percival. “Arabella, who was thrown in there, was also rescued by the police.”

Percival was startled, only then remembering that he had instructed Leopold to have Arabella admitted to N&S Psychiatric Hospital. “What happened to her?”

“She’s in a pretty bad state.” Leopold spoke while glancing at Vivienne, who was quietly eating. After all, Percival had done this to win Vivienne’s favor, so he had to make Arabella’s situation sound as dire as possible.

And so he exaggerated. “When she was rescued, she was beaten beyond recognition. Not only was she covered in bruises, but she also had two holes in her stomach. Her intestines were almost exposed. When she woke up, she was raving mad, constantly claiming that there was a bomb in her belly.”

“Oh, and one of her legs was also amputated.”

“Are you sure the wounds on her abdomen were big enough to expose her intestines?” Vivienne grew more skeptical as she listened. “And her leg… It was just broken, right? Not amputated.”

that after she left, Draven and the others decided to take revenge on

didn’t think this was something

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Leopold’s turn to look at Vivienne in

had

lowered her eyelids,

was her doing. How could she

done with her now?” Percival asked as he shot a

ivienne.

taken to the hospital.” Leopold chuckled. “She ran into N&S Psychiatric Hospital erself, so we’re not implicated. Besides, I

was indeed almost a mental patient, or at

hought so.

that two lunatics had implanted two bombs in her body for : bet while she was

no trace of the miniature bomb or the laparoscopic surgery equipment she mentioned

couldn’t do anything about it. After all, they were mental patients

heard about this, she was still lying in

was handled by

once. After hearing the details, she could only ask

word got out about her ordeal at N&S Psychiatric Hospital, she wouldn’t be able to show her dignity in

Joseph in annoyance, “Why

got back, I went straight to

voice.

she wasn’t coming to take care of you, so she couldn’t be in any trouble. I

she was going to confront the man in black but ended up in N&S Psychiatric Hospital. Even if I had picked up the phone

rescue her.”

What a joke!

Psychiatric Hospital was no ordinary place. Just

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tortured into a ghastly state after just one day inside, one could imagine how errifying the patients in there

to save

the Hawthorn family. Even if she were his wn biological

Michael asked cautiously, “With Arabella in this state nd the man in black not showing any concern, it’s clear