The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

Percival stared at Arthur with an intensity that seemed to cut right through him as if trying to read his soul.

But Arthur was an enigma, a book whose pages refused to be turned.

Despite Percival’s knack for sizing people up, Arthur, the revered War God of Veridia, remained an untold story to him.

With just a side glance, Arthur seemed to catch onto Percival’s musings and let out a derisive chuckle. “You’re wondering why I know about the elixir of life? Why I brought it up in front of you? Whether I’m a traitor?”

Percival was speechless, thinking, “Can you read minds or what?”

Wait a second.

Why did his tone sound so familiar?

Arthur stood up, his gaze icy as he gave Percival a once-over. “Kid, you’ve got a lot to learn. Some things aren’t as simple as they appear on the surface!”

With that, Arthur turned on his heel and strode away.

Pausing at the doorway, he seemed to remember something and looked back at Percival. “The Vanguard Agency? It’s history as of today!”

Without another word, Arthur left.

Percival watched Arthur’s retreating figure, his eyes shadowed with thought.

After a moment, he looked up at the Vanguard Agency, then walked away.

Meanwhile, Vivienne had made her way to the Frostfire Intelligence Agency, insisting that Matthew focus on finding her father.

After Matthew briefed her on recent missions, Vivienne left. With Percival tied up in work, she suddenly realized she had nowhere in particular to go.

– she hadn’t taken the Thaddeus and Isolde out for fun in

from the Hawthorns, so she headed

Vivienne arrived, only

Vivienne, Cordelia’s face lit up with surprise, quickly followed by a warm smile. “Vivienne!

Dorian launched his boutique fragrance business, he had been swamped. Vivienne, too, had her plate full, and visits to the Hawthorns’ had been

tried inviting Vivienne over for a family dinner a few

the hospital and was

a bright smile, Cordelia welcomed Vivienne in. “Come in, dear. You really should give us a heads-up next time so I can whip up something nice. We’ve got nothing in the kitchen right

company took off, not only Dorian but also Cordelia had been busy helping out. With Thaddeus now in boarding school during the week, the house

previous night, Cordelia hadn’t yet had the chance to shop for groceries. Thus, there was literally

Cordelia. I was thinking of taking Thaddeus out

with Karen, she had taken to calling Dorian and Cordelia by their first names – not out of distance, but for clarity’s sake. It avoided confusion during family gatherings when

It’s been too long

a good meal, knowing how busy she was. After all, she knew that Vivienne rarely had time to eat a proper meal when she was busy. More importantly, she had heard that

take Thaddeus out now, and we have a home-cooked meal

head to the supermarket right now and get what we need for

on her face, Cordelia continued, “Look at you, you’ve lost weight! How’s

ask what on earth he’s been so busy with that he

rubbed her temples, slightly

I haven’t lost weight, I’ve gained,”

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still not satisfied. “Only three pounds? That’s not

a loss for

then, Thaddeus emerged from his room, thirsty, and stopped in his tracks at the sight of Vivienne. His face lit up with joy as he exclaimed, “Sis!