The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

Chapter 750

Vivienne's fingers froze atop her phone screen, Griffin's contact highlighted. The sudden pause was punctuated by a sense of déjà vu.

A café?

Why did that sound so hauntingly familiar?

She pinched the bridge of her nose in frustration. "How could I have forgotten about this?"

Meanwhile, in a café, Victoria perched in a reserved booth, her gaze drifting over the bustling crowd through the panoramic windows.

Irritation flickered in her eyes.

Vivienne!

She really had some nerve!

Twice now!

That wretched woman had stood her up twice!

Calls unanswered, texts ignored, just like she had vanished off the face of the earth. How could Richard have ever approved of such a granddaughter-in-law, bringing shame to the Ellington name?

And Percival!

Birds of a feather indeed. Both just as unreliable as the other!

Victoria gnashed her teeth on the freshly served scones as if she were biting into Vivienne and Percival, those two good-for-nothings. "Let's go find War God! Damn it, I refuse to believe I can't handle the two o you!"

Over at Northway City, within the Grimshaw estate-a structure reminiscent of a middle-age castle-Oliver Grimshaw sat at Asher's bedside.

at Isaac's forehead. "Useless! Can't even handle a simple task, and now the young master's been hurt. What use

"Please, forgive me, Patriarch!"

era, the

ground. "We underestimated the situation. We never anticipated a young woman could

could a twenty-something-year-old possibly be? Go on, inquire about it. See if there's a family with

the five major families, had no such

possibly boast to have such a talent? And if they did, he'd have

it takes, that bio-weapon must be retrieved!" Sᴇaʀ*ᴄh the

desk emphatically. "If fate has placed this opportunity before

...

Rivenwood a day later, Victoria

aided you, could you please convey a message

both shrewd; you've had past issues with

back on their word. It's obvious they want

his opinion of Vivienne was

girl was definitely capable of such

to vent. "Richard's gone senile; I just don't get his fascination with

Arthur's gaze darkened momentarily.

indeed a

the rest had chosen her to lead the

me, and helping you covertly deal with the Abernathys was the

glanced at his watch. "As for the rest, my position prevents further involvement. Until we know what the Grimshaws want with that weapon, I can't intervene. You want Vivienne's trust? That's on

were

deceived Percival's aunt and concealed her

Victoria had

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