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?”

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

slightly. “Where’s the trade

‘Spring Club‘

Tell them I’m on my way”

but upon seeing her resolve, he

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

hardly ever

did, and secondly, its effects took longer to kick in. If her life was

would want boar poison?

lost the last bottle of it before her death.

tucked the boar poison

though not as potent as her shadow venom, was incredibly

up mastering

but cobra grass was very important

the Brook Mansion’s main

probably resting

she was leaving. She hailed a cab and headed for

car, Vivienne rested her chin on her hand with her

to get a car? Hailing cabs was

car arrived at Spring Club in no

on her phone. “Your contact has already

raised an eyebrow That was

her phone and walked into the club.

upscale establishment. It was renowned for its

wealthy and influential enjoyed

chef here was also exceptional. He was rumored to be a direct descendant of royal

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you needed a membership

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

card before exclaiming. “Diamond membership

memberships were tiered

intermediate, advanced, and diamond

memberships were blue, and advanced memberships were black, but

had different spending levels.

the membership represented status

the different membership cards when they started, particularly

to

only two people with diamond

been working at Spring Club since it opened and had only seen the diamond membership card during training. She had

she was a

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