The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

Percival casually snapped off a twig and flicked away the power line in his path. Thankfully, he was in the garden; otherwise, he would have had to endure a jolt of electricity.

But Finnian’s test was not something to be taken lightly.

No sooner had Percival tossed aside the twig than a snake, tongue flickering, shot towards him along the branch.

That did it. Percival was livid. He grabbed the snake by its body and slammed it to the ground.

But as he did, something felt off.

Why was this snake so light?

Frowning, he glanced back at the pit he had passed and the discarded power line.

He decided to shut his eyes, ignoring anything else he might touch or sense.

Thirty seconds later, Percival reached the garden fence. With a firm kick, the fence collapsed. Only then did he open his eyes and turn to see that there was neither pit nor snake—just projections from a high-tech projector!

Finnian possessed the same kind of cutting-edge projector that Karen had been researching!

Percival’s gaze sharpened, and some thoughts in his mind were now confirmed beyond doubt.

The only problem was the lack of evidence.

Stepping over the fallen fence, he approached the villa’s main gate.

With the delay, Finnian was long gone.

Percival exhaled a sigh of resignation. When Vivienne woke up, she was going to be furious.

He would have to think of a way to sweet-talk her.

As he was about to head back, he heard a loud noise behind him. It was Vivienne!

“Vivienne, you’re awake,” Percival exclaimed, relieved. If Vivienne was up, the eight still out cold would get an earful, not him.

Vivienne nodded. “A little trick like that won’t fool me. Did you catch him?”

“No, Finnian was too fast. I couldn’t keep up.”

get my hands on him, I’ll make him cough up 800 billion!” Vivienne said with a vengeful tone before slipping her arm through Percival’s. “Mr. Wolf, let’s

Vivienne

it, and sighed, “After all

with a steady gaze,

the cabinet and poured two

leg and hooked Percival’s, her lips glistening in the dim light, enticing

do you want me to

an attractive Adam’s apple, and rolled up his sleeves with a decisive motion.

flicked her leg aside, and his elbow came

and

of flirtation,

the

her eyes quickly lost their luster,

taken aback and only realized the truth when he lifted the person

It was a robot!

a robot be indistinguishable from a real person, even mimicking Vivienne’s tone of

scroll fell that read, [Congratulations, you’ve passed the second trial.

in his hand, Percival was momentarily

this another of Finnian’s

it a test of

desired. If he felt nothing for Vivienne,

bedroom, where the

strong; even Vivienne had succumbed to

was part of

settled himself in Vivienne’s room, leaning against

relaxed on a sun lounger while a man applied ointment

kid’s got a good eye and steady nerves. Looks like he knew from the start that the Vivienne replica was not the

Percival’s performance in the second

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in a silent smile, seemingly privy to the previous

at the unfinished bionic robot in a nearby room. “Aren’t you worried about sending this out? What if the girl

head. “She’s been prepared for this. Better to send it