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.

the… How did you end up here? What the hell

“I should be asking you. You’ve been on top of me the whole day. You’ve got some Hulk strength or something; I couldn’t even shove you off. Look

shirt to reveal a red mark on his chest where Aaron had been

had been waiting, walked in to check on

blinked. “Sorry, didn’t mean to

thinking she had

follow her,

yourself! What’s

room with Vivienne, who seemed to be checking his

there and what Anna was

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

licked his lips, guilt

college prep with Aaron, so he brought the fire extinguisher as a precaution for the confrontation. But he hadn’t expected to find Aaron and Vivienne in

Kenneth got played by

I didn’t

what I bring? What about you,

was at a loss for

extinguisher inquiry, Kenneth clapped him on the shoulder, walking him out.

…

smiled in satisfaction at the successful chip synthesis on

by her side, meticulously wiping her wrist with antiseptic wipes, one

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

smiled faintly. “Vivienne, you’re

glance, “Not as amazing as you. How did you know something was off

a glance if someone was poisoned or ill.

had she found anything unusual in Mara’s home, be it

could Percival have been

pinched Vivienne’s palm gently.

Wolf, that’s

eyebrow playfully. “Actually, the drugs Mara bought were sold by

you knew all along Mara intended to drug me and Aaron. You switched my medicine but let Aaron suffer. Weren’t

his embrace. “Because

her eyes at