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.

son, he snatched a cup from the desk and hurled it at Isaac's forehead. "Useless! Can't even handle a simple task, and now the young master's been hurt. What use are

"Please, forgive me, Patriarch!"

modern era, the Grimshaws clung to archaic

forehead pressed to the ground. "We underestimated the situation. We never anticipated a young woman could be

See if there's a

the five major

a talent? And if they did, he'd

Down you go to receive your punishment. I'll give you one more chance. Whatever it takes, that bio-weapon must be retrieved!" Sᴇaʀ*ᴄh the

placed this opportunity before

...

in Rivenwood a day later, Victoria was still fuming

were laced with bitterness. "War God, for the sake of my mother who once aided you, could you please convey a message to the Ellingtons? Vivienne and Percival have gone too far! They're

Percival are both shrewd; you've had past issues with them. It's no wonder they don't trust you." "They could just

went back on their

his opinion of

was definitely

gone senile; I just don't get his fascination

Arthur's gaze darkened momentarily.

a little too

had chosen her to lead the new division

and helping you covertly deal with the Abernathys was the most

involvement. Until we know what the Grimshaws want with that weapon, I can't intervene. You want Vivienne's trust? That's on you. I'll expedite the search

Abernathys were

and concealed her as a comatose patient after

had been searching for her mother

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