The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

"Vivienne, you cruel witch, so sinister and vicious! Why haven't you been dragged to hell yet?" Madeline screamed, her eyes bulging with rage. "The Abernathy family is in ruins because of you!" Sophie, supporting Madeline, shared her mother's furious expression, not missing a chance to drag Victoria into the fray. "My sister, blood of your blood, is now truly destitute because of you. She won't let you get away with this."

Upon hearing Madeline's tirade, Victoria was so annoyed she almost rolled her eyes out of her head.

She secretly wished for the downfall of the Abernathy family, who had left her mother in a state of perpetual unconsciousness, now bound to a hospital bed.

After all the heinous deeds, if Vivienne doesn't pay, it would be a mockery of justice!

The audacity of her!

Victoria was tempted to march over and slap her senseless.

Gavin glared at Vivienne with venomous intensity, his gaze as lethal as a snake's, wishing he could tear her apart.

"If you're so fond of your eyes, I might just gouge them out for you." Percival's grip tightened around Gavin's throat, his gaze dark and stormy, threatening to engulf him whole.

Gavin's face turned a shade of deep red, gasping for air as he struggled in vain.

Just when he thought he was on the brink of death, Percival tossed him aside like trash, without a shred of mercy.

The Abernathy family was silent, too afraid to make a sound, even the usually loud and unruly Madeline and her daughter dared not move. Only Brady rushed to help Gavin back to his seat of honor.

If Gavin was a snake slithering on the ground, then Percival was an eagle soaring high above, ready to swoop down and deliver a deadly blow.

piece of

Vivienne had made arrangements for

Abernathy family's hearts sank when Harrison's shoulders slumped in defeat, his

played a part in the ruthless downfall of the Littleton family, and

the court order, his sharp gaze slightly narrowing, a chilling severity rolling off him. "As per the final judgment by the Veridian court, the defendants Harrison and Gavin are found guilty of leading a malicious campaign against the Littleton Group, engaging in criminal activities including bribery, endangering public safety, and other charges. As per articles eighty-seven, three hundred fifty-one, six hundred seventy-two, and others, the verdict is as

the Abernathy family are to be confiscated, and all involved parties

final, resounding

and he collapsed, even Brady, by his side, too stunned to assist, as he spat out a

our whole family is about to be imprisoned. Think of something, Sophie is still so young; she can't be

bitter laugh. "If the Grimshaw family, with all their might, ended up this way, what makes you think I can save her? To think the Abernathy family would end up like this under my watch... I wanted us to lead as the foremost among the ancient warrior lineages. For the sake of the Abernathy family, I stooped to any level, bowing and scraping

ancient warrior lineage? Dreaming nice dreams, aren't you?" Percival's eyes gleamed coldly, a chill in

family dream of such a position when the Grimshaws can

no further glance, standing up. "Take

command, the guards moved

smile curving her lips, taking

venomously, "You were the mole in the Abernathy family! It was you, always feeding information to Vivienne. It's because of you the Abernathy family has fallen to

a swift

through, forcing me into your dirty deeds. If not for my mom, I wouldn't have tolerated

lonely and

scum you are!"

strikingly handsome face bore a deep, pensive look as he