The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

Vivienne took a deep breath, realizing there was no way she could neutralize the poison coursing through her veins. She turned to look at Zelda, relieved to see her aunt unharmed and conscious.

Zelda’s eyes, large and watery, were fixed on Vivienne, filled with concern.

“Vivienne, are you okay? Does your head hurt? Feeling dizzy?” Zelda asked quickly, her voice tinged with guilt.

Vivienne shook her head, only to feel the room spin even more. “I’m fine, Auntie. Are you hurt?”

“I’m not,” Zelda replied, her voice heavy with worry, then her gaze shifted to Diana. “Diana, you double-crossing snake, how could you collaborate with GTO? You know full well that’s Dad’s Achilles heel!”

“So what?” Diana stepped forward, her face twisted with resentment as she slapped Zelda hard across the cheek.

“Who do you think you are to tell me what to do, Zelda?”

Diana then grabbed Zelda by the throat. “Do you have any idea how much I’ve loathed you since you married into the Perez family? The only ones who ever dared to cross me were you and that smug Maddox. I’ve wanted you out of the Perez family for ages!”

Zelda could not speak, but her defiant gaze never wavered.

That defiance only fueled Diana’s spite. “Oh, so you like playing the doting auntie to Vivienne, huh? Well, watch closely as I show you just how she’s going to die!”

Vivienne turned to Diana. “Die? You really think you’ve got the chops for that?”

Diana’s hatred for Vivienne boiled over. She clenched her fist and punched Vivienne in the stomach with the force that could take down a mastiff.

Vivienne coughed up blood, but her eyes remained icy as she stared at Diana.

in my mother’s shadow, Diana. You were the one who got her taken

punch landed even harder, nearly knocking Vivienne out

been a long time since Vivienne had felt such

Vivienne. I got rid of Sasha Perez without a shred of guilt. In fact, I

Diana’s words. “What are

clear as she faced Zelda. “Are you always this slow on the uptake? I thought you’d have figured it out the moment I

the hell happened?” Zelda shouted, her voice

had grown up alongside Yuri, and she had a soft spot for Sasha, the little

swirling a glass of red wine as if she were on a picnic. “I bet you’re dying to know how your

her away. Before they left,

stared at Diana, her body

other hand, found the strength to lash out at Diana with

how good Sasha was to you? She adored you, and this is how you repay her? Have you no soul? You were so young, yet so

if she was good to me? No matter how good, I was always overshadowed, never able to shine! Zelda, you were pampered as the Lynette family’s darling, Yuri’s childhood

princess by Jasper, yet she spoke as if she had been dealt the harshest

Now you and Vivienne. Next will be your precious

Yasmine are just kids; what are you planning? You heartless creature, why don’t you just drop dead! Even without Sasha, you’ll never

responded by smashing her wine glass against Zelda’s

why such fury? She’s still of use to

through her and forge connections with the Perez family, it would be

breath, and no one would notice she had

thought alone was exquisitely tantalizing.Books Chapters Are Daily Updated Join & Stay Updated