The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

Vivienne's mind raced to one name the moment the trouble started.

Abigail.

It seemed they couldn't hide their true colors any longer.

Percival seemed to have reached the same conclusion. Stepping forward, he took Vivienne's hand, "They've tipped their hand too early. Just a nudge from us and they'll reveal themselves completely." Vivienne's eyes narrowed.

She wasn't sure of many things.

But one thing she was certain of was that those bold enough to cross her were in for a rough ride.

Draven arrived with his team to report to Vivienne, "Boss, we lost their trail midway through the south side of town, but we managed to intercept some of their cargo, now stored in..."

"How many are injured?"

Draven paused, then lowered his gaze, "Nothing serious, just minor injuries."

Vivienne stepped forward, grabbed Draven's wrist to check for himself, and frowned, "Injured near the heart and you call this minor?"

After her inspection, she pulled out a half-bottle of the Life-saving Elixir from her pocket, "Distribute this, and don't say I don't take care of my team."

Draven stood frozen, holding the half-bottle of Life-saving Elixir.

As Vivienne and Percival walked further in, Leopold came over and patted Draven on the shoulder, "Man, you should count your blessings. Do you have any idea how precious Vivienne's Life-saving Elixir is? She gave you half a bottle. Even my mentors haven't received such generosity.

"Leopold, are you coming or not?"

Vivienne's voice echoed from ahead, and Leopold instantly switched gears, "Ah, yeah, coming, coming... Wait up, Vivienne..."

In the room, a hole revealed a hidden painting, beneath which was a secret lab.

What it was used for, only a personal inspection would reveal.

Draven handed Vivienne a gas mask, his face no longer pale, "Boss, we're not sure if these documents were left as a decoy. It might be risky, better wear this." Vivienne took it and put it on.

Abigail had managed to stay under the radar for so long, her planning was undoubtedly meticulous.

These items might not hold significant value.

But for Vivienne, it could be a crucial clue to unraveling Abigail's secrets.

"Bring two more, I'm

Leopold's heart sank, "You don't mean one

a look, "Are you

everyone going down, why

Vivienne had already jumped

lay a substantial laboratory. All equipment that couldn't be moved in time was destroyed, leaving only scattered documents. Vivienne

"The Elixir of Immortality."

spoke up, "It's definitely

finding the elixir of immortality? From heart-stealing to experiments, what's wrong with her mind?" "Thinks she's the next Queen

seen Samantha's true face, Leopold could only picture Abigail as a

a person didn't deserve

witch was a

something off, "Vivienne, why would someone researching

not be for the immortality research, but it's definitely related to

Vivienne thought the same.

of ST-1 was to alter

using a heart removed from

from the scenes they'd encountered,

specifically, the fresh hearts of young

a ritual offering more than

true reason behind it might not be far from Vivienne's grasp

the intercepted cargo of ST-1 prototypes, Vivienne found them useless

Percival helped Vivienne up.

dumbfounded, "Vivienne, what about

everyone gone, he couldn't possibly

gear looked dead

tucked her hair behind her ear and

standing stupidly below, and said without a change in expression, "If you

the Wright family

the garage when she spotted

She screamed in fright.

advance, turning towards

turned pale, too

to look as she stumbled to

"Don't kill

I beg you. I'm