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.

adopted you, and you’ve been working for her

know? You’ll never understand the kindness my mother has shown me. Don’t stand

all that kindness

flash, Vivienne lunged across the room and grabbed Belle by the throat with a

Vivienne had found more than proof that Belle was F-Poison’s adopted daughter; she had uncovered

to her mother

on it, preserved in an evidence bag stored in the GTO

technology her mother

a real

to breathe under Vivienne’s vice-like

me… I never… never even met…

stepped forward, placing a hand on Vivienne’s shoulder. “Vivienne, she was only fifteen ten years ago. It wasn’t

hesitated, then

last call to her mother came from that phone—if not Belle, then it had

bore no

One possibility remained.

and Belle shared a

her print, F-Poison had been hiding behind her

could have been F-Poison’s doing—GTO’s

the next three days. Better come clean about all your

finished than two figures emerged from the shadows—Rowan

F-Poison will find you

sleeves, brandishing a syringe. “Tear us to

emptying the contents as Belle’s body convulsed, then stiffened until only her

“Young Master, we’ll take it from here. We’ll make

nodded, aware of GTO’s reputation

day, her

and Percival

out from under a bed, Percival suddenly remembered something and looked at Vivienne.

Master? Since

then asked, “Mr.

with a hint of