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.”

up 800 billion!” Vivienne said with a vengeful tone before slipping her arm

Vivienne a once-over.

couch, half-sinking into it, and sighed, “After

her with a steady gaze, Percival agreed,

the cabinet and poured two glasses, her eyes shimmering as

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

me to sit in your

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

instant, Percival had flicked her leg aside, and

and shattered, and Vivienne

of

the hell

eyes quickly lost their luster,

taken aback and only realized the truth when he

It was a robot!

a robot be indistinguishable from a real person, even

read, [Congratulations, you’ve passed the second

the scroll in his hand, Percival was

this another of

a test of his resistance

this was Vivienne, whom he naturally desired. If he felt nothing for Vivienne,

faux Vivienne to her bedroom, where the real

was indeed strong; even

immunity was

leaning against the

mansion somewhere in Rivenwood, Finnian relaxed on a sun lounger

nerves. Looks like he knew from the start that the Vivienne replica

nodded approvingly, pleased with Percival’s performance in the

time to think about the third one.Books Chapters Are

in a silent smile, seemingly privy to

robot in a nearby room. “Aren’t you worried about sending this out? What

for this. Better to send it out now than have her