The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

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Chapter 267

Vivienne was in a foul mood. She paid no attention to the conversation happening around her.

She stood up, her voice as cold as ice as she said, Tm tired. I’m heading to my room.”

With that she turned and left.

‘Til walk with you” Percival stood and followed as his hand found hers in a couple of strides.

Her fingers were icy. They felt like a winter’s frostbite that pierced her to the bone

They walked in silence

Upon reaching her room, Vivienne paused and turned to Percival “Mr Wolf, pack up and head back to the Ellingtons I have some matters to tend to.”

Percival’s deep and narrow gaze lingered on her face. He pressed his lips together and was silent for a moment before he slowly said, “Alright”

He didn’t offer her any words of comfort. He knew she didn’t need them.

He also knew that in her heart, the Brooks family meant nothing to her.

She wasn’t upset, but rather, she felt sorry for her mother

Percival returned to his room, collected his luggage, and left

He traveled light with only a single suitcase in hand.

After he left. Vivienne’s gaze softened, and she returned to her room.

As soon as she entered, the phone rang

It was Matthew

“Vivienne, I’ve arrived in Rivenwood” Matthew said. “I just settled down. I’m not far from the Brooks Mansion”

“Alright” Vivienne replied “How are things going?”

“All sorted Everyone’s settled in The Frostfire intelligence Agency is up and running. The order system just went live, and we already have a request.

Vivienne raised an eyebrow. “Oh? What did they offer?”

“They have cobra grass and want boar poison They want to trade in person.”

Vivienne paused “Are you sure it’s cobra grass?”

You just announced that you needed cobra grass, and someone instantly offered it. It feels sketchy. Maybe we should

slightly. “Where’s the

‘Spring Club‘

I’m on my way”

to persuade her otherwise, but upon seeing her resolve, he knew it was futile, so he simply said, “Understood.”

her bag for a small ceramic bottle. She always carried a bit of poison with

She hardly ever used it

bone powder did, and secondly, its effects took longer to kick in. If her life was in danger, nothing was as

who would want

bottle of it before her death. That bottle of boar poison was also used on Isolde

gaze hardened. She fell silent for a moment, then tucked the boar poison into

shadow venom, was incredibly vexing. Her mother had

up

to trade the bear poison, but cobra grass was

left, the Brook Mansion’s main hall was

probably resting after lunch

didn’t bother telling anyone she was leaving. She hailed a cab and headed for Spring

the car, Vivienne rested her chin on her hand

car? Hailing

car arrived at Spring Club in no

of the car, a text from Matthew appeared on her phone. “Your contact has already arrived. They are

eyebrow

and walked into the club.

It was renowned for its

enjoyed

also exceptional. He was rumored to

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needed

the reception, pulled a card from her bag, and handed

blinked at the card before exclaiming. “Diamond membership card?”

memberships were tiered

regular, intermediate, advanced,

white, intermediate memberships were blue, and advanced memberships were black, but

had

membership represented status

cards when they started, particularly the diamond membership card, which they were told

came, they were to be treated

were only two people with diamond memberships

and had only seen the diamond membership card during training. She

was a bit

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