The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

Vance and Micah had turned the place upside down but found no trace of anyone.

Noah had dropped dead as if life had abruptly come to an end.

“Karen, have you ever seen anything like this?” Vance inquired.

Karen shook her head. “It’s not poison, not a concealed weapon, not a heart attack… I’ve never heard of such a death!”

“What in the world is going on?” Micah was equally baffled.

Just then, Karen received a call from Vivienne.

“Mom, F-Poison escaped!”

An hour earlier, Vivienne had led a team from the Nine Mystics Society to F-Poison’s hideout, sprinkling the area with a potent toxin to make sure not even a fly could escape.

But when they surrounded F-Poison’s lair, they found it empty.

Aside from a collection of masks and a variety of clothing and bags, there was no clue about F-Poison’s whereabouts.

Unlike before, F-Poison had left in such a hurry that she had not even had time to cover her tracks properly.

It was like when Vivienne had tracked down a new bomb prototype, and GTO had hurriedly left a model behind.

Vivienne took a deep breath. “Someone tipped her off!”

…

At the border town between Sea City and Rivenwood, F-Poison, dressed in a pure white dress and wearing Gillian’s face with delicate makeup, strolled along a flowery path.

A man in a sleek suit followed her, his expression solemn.

“Thanks for saving me this time,” F-Poison said, turning around with a bright smile, like a girl in love, innocent and endearing.

The man remained unmoved, his eyes even flashing with disdain.

“You were foolish!”

panic in the face of the man’s anger. She casually picked a flower, sniffed it, and then tucked it into her hair. “Don’t worry, Noah won’t spill anything. If I want them dead, they won’t live. Otherwise, why do you think

interested, after you develop what I want, I

her hand dismissively. “No thanks, I’m not

“Does this

seemingly irritated

careful from now on. I won’t be in touch

turned and walked away, his retreating

took the flower from her hair, crushed it in her hand, and muttered, “Other than being so unromantic, he’s much better compared to others. After all, he

on the ground and stamped

F-Poison’s disappearance, the Vanguard

predicted that Noah, long revered as a hero of the

through the upper ranks of the Vanguard Agency and the ancient warrior lineage, leading

to Noah were scrutinized one by one to ensure

Noah. After all, they were his closest protégés, and

process at the Vanguard Agency was rigorous and meticulous. Even

Vance and Micah were finally released, looking gaunt as if they

Leopold, Soren, and others were waiting outside. Seeing Micah emerge, they all

Director, are

They’ve tormented

get you home; the car’s

no one seemed

not expect much sympathy from the young agents; after

sighed and shuffled forward,

Beep beep!

back, surprised to see Darren

come to take you home.

not expected his son to show up and asked in astonishment, “Who told you

from a trip with no one to pick you up, so she gave me the day off to come get

the sentimental type; she must have

enough, as Darren started the

Karen has returned.” Melissa’s voice was a mix of excitement and nostalgia, with a hint of

and drove

out of the car with