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.”

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

Vivienne a

the couch, half-sinking into it, and sighed, “After all that, I can’t

her with a steady gaze, Percival

poured two glasses, her eyes shimmering

her leg and hooked

do you want me to sit in your lap while we

his tie, revealing an attractive Adam’s apple, and rolled up his sleeves with a decisive

flicked her leg aside, and his elbow

and shattered, and Vivienne

of flirtation, only threat

the hell

her eyes quickly lost their luster, like a light

taken aback and only realized the truth

It was a robot!

be indistinguishable from a real person,

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

scroll in his hand,

this another

a test of

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

Vivienne to her bedroom, where the real Vivienne

even Vivienne had

seemed his immunity was part of this so-called

Vivienne’s room, leaning against

at a mansion somewhere in Rivenwood, Finnian relaxed on a sun lounger while a man applied ointment

knew from the start that the Vivienne replica was not the

approvingly, pleased with Percival’s performance

to think about the third one.Books Chapters Are

in a silent smile, seemingly privy to the

the unfinished bionic robot in a nearby room. “Aren’t you worried about sending this

been prepared for this. Better to send it out now than