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

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

since Harrison arrived at the Abernathy estate, though he wasn't considered heir apparent by Gavin; he held a special

outsiders usually showed him a modicum

now, someone had dared

and have a look?"

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

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

her face

"Don't be so 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 because of her looks. Harrison isn't seriously hurt, so

me. And now, decades later, his grandchildren have the audacity to attack our family! It's

one who hit Harrison?" After standing in the yard for a

only fair to let

there, listening to Gavin shamelessly slander the Ellington family, any sense of relaxation on her face evaporated

Seaton, following behind Victoria, noticed her hesitation

surprise crossed his eyes. Victoria used to relish seeing Harrison's defeats, so why not now? S~ᴇaʀᴄh the Find ɴøᴠel.nᴇt website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and

We'd be better off thinking about how to

the courtyard to when she walked away, all the

through the screen door, catching a glimpse of a familiar

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