The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

Vivienne was cool as a cucumber as she scrolled through her phone, eventually pulling up a photo and passing the device to Belle.

“Is this the mark of White Tiger?” She asked, her voice steady and casual.

Belle snorted with a smirk. “So what if it is? Even if you found the mark, you won’t catch him.”

Vivienne let out a dismissive laugh. “How can you talk such a big game without ever having seen the guy?”

That caught Belle off guard. She did not expect Vivienne to know that White Tiger had chosen to not work with her but with the true boss of GTO, the elusive F-Poison.

In other words, White Tiger had not even considered her despite her being GTO’s right-hand woman.

Vivienne gulped down her coke a little too fast and burped without a hint of embarrassment, which made Percival chuckle softly as he patted her back gently.

“Easy there, no one’s fighting you for it.”

Vivienne flashed him a coy smile and a look that said more than words could.

Across from them, Belle cursed under her breath, “You two really have no shame.”

Unfazed, Vivienne leaned against Percival’s shoulder. “So, spill it—where’s your mother?”

Belle’s eyes widened in shock as if she had heard something unspeakable. It took her a moment to gather herself.

Indeed, Vivienne was asking about her mother!

After a pause, Belle finally found her voice. “What nonsense are you spouting now?”

Percival pulled out a document. “This was found in the GTO lab. It confirms that you and your boss are mother and daughter.”

Belle was taken aback. Vivienne had managed to dig up something no one in GTO knew—their connection.

The document was a blood analysis report with her name and F-Poison’s, indicating a maternal link.

not biological? So, F-Poison adopted

You’ll never understand the kindness my mother has shown me. Don’t stand there acting all high and mighty. You think I’d tell you where she is?

that kindness

Vivienne lunged across the room and grabbed Belle by the throat with a grip that could snap it

proof that Belle was F-Poison’s adopted daughter; she had uncovered

phone was to her mother

on it, preserved in

device still held a charge—a testament to the technology her mother had tinkered with. Even the devices GTO used were from

had a real

to breathe under Vivienne’s vice-like grip, her face turning

I never… never even

placing a hand on Vivienne’s shoulder. “Vivienne,

hesitated, then

But Vivienne knew the last

bore no prints but

One possibility remained.

Belle

had once used her print, F-Poison had been hiding behind

alleged crimes could have

next three days. Better come clean about all your sins. If not, well, they’ll make sure you

sooner had Vivienne finished than two figures emerged

fear F-Poison will find you

brandishing a syringe. “Tear us to shreds? How about I feed you

that, she jabbed the needle into Belle’s neck, emptying the contents as Belle’s body convulsed, then stiffened until only her mouth

from here. We’ll make sure Mr. B… Belle tells

nodded, aware of GTO’s reputation

day, her former subordinates would use those

and Percival

suddenly remembered

Rowan just addressed Vivienne as the Young Master? Since when was Vivienne the Young Master? And

“Mr. Wolf, you

with a hint