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.

were the one who got her taken away, and you’ll spend

even harder,

long time since Vivienne had felt such physical pain,

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

the sidelines, Zelda’s mind raced as she absorbed Diana’s words. “What are you saying?

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

the hell happened?” Zelda shouted, her voice thick

alongside Yuri, and she had a soft

on a picnic. “I bet you’re dying to know how your mother was taken from the Perez family, aren’t you,

just like I did with you. I watched F-Poison take her away. Before they left, I hit her wound viciously, blood staining my favorite dress. A pity

stared at Diana, her body growing

other hand, found the strength to lash

Sasha was to you? She adored you, and this is how

insults with indifference. “So what 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 sweetheart.

was in disbelief. Diana had been treated like a princess by Jasper, yet she spoke

and Vivienne. Next will be your precious daughters. I’ll drive each one out of

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

Zelda’s head, wishing

of

infiltrate her ranks through her and forge connections

last breath, and no one

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