The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

The helicopter descended slowly, and Percival leaped from the aircraft, for once not immediately rushing to Vivienne’s side but instead locking eyes with his mentor.

In an instant, the area was swarmed by the special squad agents of the Vanguard Agency.

F-Poison, bound by a robot, was being escorted to the helicopter.

She struggled briefly, her face devoid of emotion. “The family reunion over there. Have you really decided this is the end?”

Percival instinctively shielded Vivienne and Karen behind him, eyes wary as he watched F-Poison.

F-Poison let out a mocking laugh, and the expressions on Karen and Vivienne’s faces changed in unison.

“Get down!”

As their words rang out, explosions erupted around them, igniting a towering inferno!

“Percival! Madam, Captain, are you alright?”

Thomas’s voice bellowed through the flames.

Percival was shielding Vivienne and Karen beneath him, his back already scorched by the fire. “Put out the fire first!”

Thomas quickly organized a firefighting effort. Fortunately, they were on a mountaintop, and the wind was not strong; their prompt response prevented a wildfire.

Leopold arrived with the third squad, first helping the injured to safety before searching the crowd for Vivienne.

“Vivienne! Are you okay? You have to be okay! Otherwise, other disciples will have my head! Vivienne!”

Vivienne was sitting nearby, irritated by Leopold’s wailing.

With a flick of her wrist, she chucked a stone at him. “Shut up already!”

Leopold felt the stone hit his leg, and he scrambled toward the voice, relieved to find Vivienne with just some superficial cuts.

“Vivienne, you scared me to death! Thank goodness you’re fine, or I’d never be able to face the master or our brothers!”

lunged for a hug, but Percival

“Dream on about

him away in time, or I would’ve had to make

at the woman before him, and

these years, you haven’t changed a bit. You’re just asking to be

broke, and

My dear, respected, and beautiful Captain! You’re alive! This

how this heartbreaker, Percival, has been bullying me over the years! Waah, it’s so good to have you back.

away, unable to watch

much later than the others and did not know Karen,

who could not stand it anymore and

stood before Karen,

photo with her mother, Daphne, both in Vanguard Agency

Anna and playfully tapped her

Anna, right? I’m

feeling the touch on her nose,

“Ms. Karen.”

held Anna’s hand, gently rubbing her fingers. “I named you, you know. If your

lieutenant. They had survived death

did Karen appear to deliver Anna, caring for her for three days

time they heard from

Vanguard

warmly, remembering Daphne’s early days in the team

up properly when we get back. Report to your Captain

“Captain, the site has been surveyed. F-Poison is confirmed missing, and the remains at the

glancing involuntarily at

tending to Vivienne’s scraped fingers, the result of his haste

his lips to speak, but

be off now. No need

and Captain Thomas, we’ll be taking this… this piece of trash with us,” He said as he pointed at

of “Captain Thomas” was Percival’s way of reminding Thomas that, from now on, he was the

Thomas with a conspiratorial twinkle in her eye. “Cause of the explosion, body parts, escape route!”Books Chapters Are Daily Updated