The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

Eliza had just tucked Wendy in when she bolted out the door.

“Hold on a sec, Percival!” she called out.

Percival was about to slide into his car when he heard his name being called. He turned around and asked, “What?”

Eliza tucked a loose strand of hair behind her ear. “Percival, we haven’t had a proper chat in ages. Can we catch up the day after tomorrow, maybe over dinner?”

Percival squinted slightly. “What’s on your mind, Eliza?”

She chuckled awkwardly, “I just wanted to talk to you about your mother, my sister, you know?”

Percival gazed at Eliza, his thoughts concealed by the dim light around them.

After a moment, he said with a deep voice, “Day after tomorrow it is.”

Eliza then pulled out something from her pocket, handed it to Percival without explanation, and headed back to the Boyd residence.

In the car, Vivienne sniffed the object curiously.

It was an antidote for some love potion!

“Why did she give you this?” Vivienne was puzzled.

Could it be that Eliza, a member of the Boyd family, did not want Gillian to marry into Percival?

Percival chuckled. “She probably wants to curry favor.”

Vivienne nodded in understanding. “So, are you going to accept this favor or not?”

“Absolutely,” Percival said, wrapping his arm around Vivienne and rubbing her shoulder, “It wouldn’t be fun otherwise. Can’t be completely uninvolved with the Boyds during this time.”

Percival had come to Sea City on a mission, and getting close to the Boyds was just a cover.

He needed to entangle himself with them when necessary to mask his true purpose better.

Now that his enemies were hidden and he was exposed, he had to tread carefully.

also why Percival had agreed to dine with Gillian the next day. Gillian was a crucial

Percival’s embrace, observing the

what are

“I’m thinking about how to

on the brakes so hard he nearly

Percival, a cat just

such explosive topics? This isn’t a mission —

Sterling, I demand a task swap. I’d rather guard Griffin’s bomb factory and get

the car, thinking maybe Maddox

cheeks turned crimson. She had

he would take her

stir in his heart,

…

At the Perez Mansion.

arrived in Sea City?” Diana Perez

arrived. Master Maddox mentioned she’s busy and might not visit the Perez family. He said not to

her fork tightly. Despite her years with the Perez family, she had never received such

foster granddaughter was getting all

called Jasper to check in, and all

It was maddening!

regaining her composure and smiling. “Vivienne’s here, and I really

…

was awakened by a

ceremony yesterday. She’s bedridden and can’t get up.

were so intense one might think it

out of bed, missing the warmth of Vivienne next to him, which only

had cleared his room in

sharing the sprawling king-sized

even more frantic, “Percival, are you listening? I’m beside myself

isn’t someone you should talk about like

Percival use her full

close, and he had always called her Mara. His sternness,

Mara seethe

room, Hayden took the phone and said, “Percival, it’s Uncle Hayden. Your grandma’s situation is definitely because of