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?

intrigue, and though doubts lingered, her

glanced back at Seaton, her stoic bodyguard in a sharp black suit, who shook his head indicating he was also in the dark about the

by Gavin; he held a special place in his heart. Within the Abernathy household, likely only Madeline could rival

of personal combat skills, outsiders usually showed him a

someone had dared to attack

and have a

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 smile at the thought of Harrison's misfortune, "Of course. How could I miss such an entertaining

towards the parlor, the noise grew louder. Gavin's furious voice, accompanied by the sounds of tables being slapped and dishes crashing, could be heard from inside, "This is outrageous! Do the Ellingtons truly think they are the foremost power in

paused, her face tinged with

point in ruining your health over a trivial girl like Vivienne. She doesn't have any real power; she's just caught Mr. Ellington's eye because of her looks. Harrison isn't seriously

ties with his daughter rather than support me. And now, decades later, his grandchildren have the audacity to attack our family!

for a while, Victoria pieced

avenged her, Victoria thought it only fair to let slide the incident where Vivienne had stood her

to Gavin shamelessly slander the Ellington family, any sense of relaxation on her

her hesitation at

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bother with Harrison? We'd be better off

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

a glimpse of a familiar silhouette. His eyes flickered

surely be the first to