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.

were locked in a tense game of chess, neither willing to

neared its end, Jasper suddenly asked, “Vivienne, what’s your mom up

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

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

back, and her chess piece landed with

a procedure. It could

followed by his grave voice. “I knew it. She was too chatty tonight, fussing over this and that. She’s up to

“She

a hint of sadness in his voice. “Tell

words barely

eyes, the procedure had only a one percent

repaired Calista’s failing organs. Yet, its effects seemed mild,

were about to inject this mysterious

a one percent chance. And that one percent was only for the

his eyes moist. “Alright, can you promise your grandpa one

his reddened

mom know I’m aware of this. Pretend I’m

outside but carried a heavy heart. She was aware she might not wake

she chose to

to be oblivious, letting his precious daughter take her

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

“You lost today. Next time, we’ll have

eye as she stared

none of them wanted to put pressure on her. They had chosen to keep things under wraps

Perez Mansion eventually returned to silence, broken only by the occasional snore, which somehow didn’t

quietly out of her room

head

Perez Mansion.Books Chapters Are Daily