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

Vivienne a

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

her with a steady gaze,

poured two glasses, her eyes shimmering

out a glass, she stretched out her leg and hooked Percival’s, her lips

me to sit in

up his sleeves with a decisive motion.

instant, Percival had flicked her leg aside, and his elbow came down hard

fell and shattered, and Vivienne found herself

was no hint of

who the hell are

blinked, and her eyes quickly lost their luster, like a light suddenly

the truth when he

It was a robot!

was astounded. How could 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. This is

scroll in his hand, Percival

another of

it a test of

whom he naturally desired. If he felt nothing

her bedroom, where the real Vivienne was still sound

indeed strong; even Vivienne

was part of this

himself in Vivienne’s room, leaning against the robot double, and

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

knew from the start that the Vivienne replica was

pleased with Percival’s performance in

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man curved his lips in a silent smile, seemingly privy

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

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