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.

and hurled it at Isaac's forehead. "Useless! Can't

"Please, forgive me, Patriarch!"

era, the

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

See if there's a family with such a prodigy. Wouldn't those old coots

one of the five major families, had no

have such a talent? And if they did,

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"If fate has placed this opportunity before

...

in Rivenwood a day later, Victoria was still fuming

sake of my mother who once aided you, could you please convey a message to the Ellingtons? Vivienne and Percival have

and Percival are both shrewd; you've had past issues with them. It's

went back on

remained neutral, though his opinion of

definitely

senile; I just don't get

Arthur's gaze darkened momentarily.

indeed a little

chosen her to lead the new

did help me, and helping you covertly deal with the

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

Abernathys were masters

deceived Percival's aunt and concealed her

Victoria had been

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