The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

Vivienne rolled her eyes at the scene before her and silently slipped out of the room.

Anna stood at the doorway, gripping Mara, who was feigning unconsciousness.

“Ms. Vivienne, what should we do with her?”

“Forget her,” Vivienne waved dismissively. “Just feed this to Aaron when he wakes up.”

Anna nodded in understanding. “Got it.”

As Vivienne left, she couldn’t help but give Mara a wry smile.

Meanwhile, Kenneth was floundering in the bedroom, shouting, “Isn’t anyone coming to save me? Hello? Anybody?!”

Anna glanced indifferently at Kenneth, then descended the stairs, dragging the “passed out” Mara behind her.

Mara bit back the pain, seething with resentment. Couldn’t this woman carry her down the stairs properly instead of dragging her like some rag doll?

Her legs were probably covered in bruises!

And why on earth was Kenneth here?

Mara had planned to trap Aaron and Vivienne together and then bring Percival over to witness. Even if nothing happened, the misunderstanding would be enough.

Without Percival, and with a rift between her and Aaron, her mission would be complete.

But Kenneth ended up being the one to show up, ruining everything!

Idiot!

It wasn’t until nightfall that Aaron finally opened his eyes, lying atop Kenneth.

With a throbbing headache, he sat up, parched and clueless about what had happened.

“Dude, you’ve been sitting on my junk,” Kenneth groaned.

Aaron jumped back as if electrocuted, stumbling until he hit a dresser, finally snapping to his senses.

end up here? What the hell

of me the whole day. You’ve got some Hulk strength or something; I couldn’t even shove you off. Look at this

reveal a red mark on his

then, Anna, who had been waiting, walked in to check on them and caught Kenneth with his

“Sorry, didn’t mean to

she had chosen the worst

her,

yourself! What’s going

being locked in a room with Vivienne, who seemed to be checking his pulse, and then nothing

what Anna was doing there, he was

were you doing here, and why were you holding Vivienne’s hand like that? I rushed in to rescue her from your clutches, and you just dragged me down and laid on top

frowned, clueless. “You brought a fire

lips, guilt flickering in

he brought the fire extinguisher as a precaution for the confrontation. But he hadn’t expected to find Aaron and Vivienne

Do I sense Kenneth got played

I didn’t

you, holding onto Vivienne’s hand with

at a loss

clapped him on the shoulder, walking him out. “Forget it. Let’s head back to

…

Vivienne smiled in satisfaction at the successful chip synthesis on

her wrist with

withdrawing her hand. “The chip has fused with Mara’s body. Three more times, and

smiled faintly. “Vivienne,

as you. How

at a glance if someone was poisoned or ill. But she hadn’t noticed anything amiss

home, be it the fruit tea or

could Percival have been

Vivienne’s palm gently. “I’ve got

Wolf, that’s not

an eyebrow playfully. “Actually, the drugs

You switched my medicine but let Aaron suffer. Weren’t you afraid something

his embrace. “Because I knew you wouldn’t

her eyes at