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?

darted around with intrigue, and though doubts lingered, her heart

who shook his head indicating he was also in the dark about the situation. Truth be told, Seaton was

estate, though he wasn't considered heir apparent by Gavin; he held a special place in

lack of personal combat skills, outsiders usually showed him a

someone had dared

shall we go in and have

amusing opportunity for the world. Victoria's lips curled into a smile at the thought of Harrison's misfortune, "Of course. How could I

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 Veridia?! That Vivienne, to think she would dare lay a hand on a son-in-law

her face

angry. There's no 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

later, his grandchildren have

hit Harrison?" After standing in the yard for a

she'd indirectly avenged her, Victoria thought it only fair to let

family, any sense of relaxation on her face evaporated like mist.

noticed her hesitation at the door and her expression souring before

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Harrison? We'd be better off thinking about how to retrieve what we

when she walked away, all the commotion was drowned out by Gavin's

the screen door, catching a glimpse of a familiar silhouette.

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