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.”

on him, I’ll make him cough up 800 billion!” Vivienne said with

gave Vivienne a

it, and sighed, “After all that,

with a steady gaze, Percival agreed,

and poured two glasses, her eyes shimmering as

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

me to sit in

revealing an attractive Adam’s apple, and rolled up

in the next instant, Percival had flicked her leg aside, and his elbow came

shattered, and Vivienne found

of flirtation, only threat

who the hell are

lost their luster,

aback and only realized the truth when he

It was a robot!

could a robot be indistinguishable from a real person, even

mouth opened, and a scroll fell that read, [Congratulations, you’ve passed the second trial. This

in his hand, Percival was

this another of Finnian’s

test of

he felt nothing for Vivienne,

her bedroom, where the real Vivienne

was indeed strong; even Vivienne

was part

in Vivienne’s room, leaning against the robot

relaxed on a sun lounger while a man applied

like he knew from the start that the Vivienne

with Percival’s

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his lips in a silent smile, seemingly

“Aren’t you worried about sending this out? What if the girl finds

this. Better