The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

Maddox’s grin froze on his face, and the bowl in his hands clattered to the floor.

Heads turned at the sound.

“Maddox, you just broke Natalia and Yasmine’s favorite bowl, you’re so screwed, man! Say goodbye to your wallet!”

“Oh, Maddox, when will you learn? You handle things like a bull in a china shop, and look what happens!”

“Oopsie, don’t be mad, Natalia and Yasmine, I’ll buy you a new one and make Uncle Maddox here pay up!”

Trying to keep cool, Maddox forced a smile and turned to the girls. “Sorry, Natalia and Yasmine, but I cut my hand pretty bad. Doesn’t anyone feel sorry for me?”

Luke immediately whisked the two kids away. “Girls, remember not to date a guy like this one.”

Yuri and Fredrick also quickly made their exit, unable to watch the embarrassing scene any longer!

After everyone left, Karen pulled out a small bottle of antiseptic powder and sprinkled it on Maddox’s wound, which healed quietly.

“No need to look so surprised, Maddox. Without Frost, I’d have less than a 2% chance.”

Karen smiled at Maddox and added, “Just don’t tell Dad, okay? I don’t want him to worry. Just say I’m off to find Frost’s dad, and it’ll be a long time before I can come back, alright?”

Maddox fought back tears, his eyes reddening but not allowing a single tear to fall.

Even with Vivienne and Karen working together, they only had a 2% chance of success. That left Maddox thinking…

“Sasha, can’t we just not do it?” Maddox struggled with the idea one last time.

“No, we have to do this,” Karen replied with certainty.

Maddox went silent, accepting that this was unstoppable.

Vivienne were locked in a tense game

game neared its end, Jasper

so slightly, and she managed a smile. “Oh, just out for dinner, shopping,

tapped her head lightly. “She’s my daughter; she can’t

could no longer hold back, and her chess piece landed with a thud on the board, shaking slightly before

mom is attempting a procedure. It could restore

was too chatty tonight, fussing over this and that. She’s up to something, isn’t

her lip. “She

a hint of sadness in his voice. “Tell me the truth, Vivienne. What are the chances

her fists, the words

only

repaired Calista’s

to inject this mysterious ST-1 into

weren’t Vivienne herself doing it, there wouldn’t even be a one percent chance. And that one percent was only for the surgery itself; for the medication, she

can you promise your grandpa

looked up into his reddened eyes and

this. Pretend I’m clueless so she can go

the outside but carried a heavy heart. She was aware

chose to

this, he couldn’t burden her. He would pretend to be oblivious, letting his precious daughter take her

surgeon was his granddaughter, he couldn’t add to the

at the finished chess game. “You lost today. Next time, we’ll have your mom win it back

as she stared at the interwoven pieces, her

on her. They had chosen to keep things under wraps

returned to silence, broken only by the occasional

the night, Karen slipped quietly out of her

head back. Get

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