The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

"Mr. Wolf, let's go."

Vivienne took Percival's hand, their eyes meeting with a shared look of tenacity and resolve.

It was time to tear open the curtain of complacency with this Sadie and Julian incident. It was about time those arrogant fools realized that not everything in this world could be shaken by the ancient warrior lineages!

Outside the police station, Harrison's half-lit face flickered in the dim light. He touched his swollen cheek gingerly, fingers coming away dusted in grime.

That was the mark left by Vivienne's boot when she kicked up the dirt in her haste.

"The Ellington family, the Hawthorn family... Good for them!"

At the Abernathy estate.

Early in the morning, Victoria's courtyard was abuzz with activity as people came and went, busy with their duties.

The moment Victoria stepped through the gate, a thunderous roar echoed clearly to her ears, and her emotions tumbled through surprise before settling on bewilderment.

She grabbed a passing maid by the arm, urgently asking, "What's going on inside?"

The maid, clutching a bottle of medicine, dare not conceal the truth, "The young master has been beaten, and the patriarch is in a fury."

Harrison was beaten?

and though doubts lingered, her heart felt unexpectedly

head indicating he was

Abernathy estate, though he wasn't considered heir apparent by Gavin; he held a special place in his heart. Within the Abernathy household,

of personal combat skills, outsiders usually showed

someone had dared to attack

go in and

would be at the top of it, so she wouldn't miss such an amusing opportunity for the world. Victoria's lips curled into a

louder. Gavin's furious voice, accompanied by the sounds of tables being slapped and dishes crashing, could be heard from inside, "This is outrageous!

paused, her face

girl like Vivienne. She doesn't have any real power; she's just caught

And now, decades later, his grandchildren have the audacity to attack our family! It's as if they're cut

After standing in the yard for a while, Victoria pieced together the story, "That girl's

she'd indirectly avenged her, Victoria thought it only fair to let slide the incident where

any sense of relaxation on her face evaporated like mist.

behind Victoria, noticed her hesitation at the door and her expression souring before she turned to

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Victoria replied, "Why bother with Harrison? We'd be better

entered the courtyard to when she walked away, all the commotion was drowned

enduring his discomfort, peered through the screen door, catching a glimpse of a familiar silhouette. His

if she knew he'd been hit, would surely be the first to rush in and gloat. Why