The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

Chapter 956

Alyssa choked on her words, her face painting a picture of utter helplessness in front of Arthur. "How could you think I wanted this? You said..."

Vivienne's lips curled into a mocking smile. "I never said she'd die. But you, you seemed awfully keen on the idea."

Alyssa's heart skipped a beat, but confident in her own innocence, she managed to hold her composure. "What are you blabbering about, Vivienne? Winston is my brother. No one wishes for his well-being more than I do..."

A flicker of scorn passed through Vivienne's eyes. "Blabbering, am I?"

"You..."

Alyssa's finger pointed accusingly, but before she could utter a word, Arthur stepped in front of her, his voice cold. "If you don't value your fingers, just say the word. My daughter is not someone you can just point at."

Arthur's face darkened.

His beloved daughter, whom he could hardly raise his voice to, was being disrespected. What right did Alyssa have to point fingers?

Biting her lip, Alyssa looked pitifully at Arthur. "Do you have to be so cold to me, Arthur? It's me, Alyssa."

A sneer came from behind them.

Arthur felt a shiver down his spine, his disdain for Alyssa growing. "I don't care who you are. Don't try to cozy up to me. At your age, shame seems to be a foreign concept!" Alyssa's face turned an ugly shade of red.

At that moment, the operating room doors swung open, and the medical staff emerged.

Alyssa rushed to intercept them, desperate to know Winston's condition. "Doctor, how's my brother? Is he alright?"

The doctor glanced at Vivienne, then oddly at Alyssa. "Why are you only getting here now? The patient is out of danger and has been moved to the ICU."

ICU?

Alyssa bit her lip, refusing to believe Winston could be so lucky.

She had instructed the driver to leave no survivors.

How could he be so hard to kill!

Noticing Alyssa's stupor, the doctor spoke before leaving. "What are you waiting for? Go settle the medical bills. We can't have outstanding surgery fees." Alyssa turned to Arthur, clenched her teeth, and reluctantly followed to make the payment.

Sasha, silent till now, spoke coldly from behind her. "You better hope Winston is fine, or you'll be paying with more than money."

Alyssa shuddered.

façade. "Ms. Perez, you seem to be mistaken. Winston is my brother. No one wishes for his well-being more than I do." Sasha gave her one

felt as if Sasha's gaze had pierced through her, seeing her

leaving did

Alyssa had gone, Vivienne noticed a shadowy figure darting away.

exchanged a brief greeting with Arthur

figure, but it

hospital's surveillance to find out who it was when her phone buzzed with a mysterious

10, Café

and immediately a message was

Clearly, they came prepared.

next day, at ten o'clock, Vivienne arrived at Café Verde on time. The waiter asked if she had

"Upstairs," Vivienne stated.

way, guiding her

find an antique screen

saw the man

his lips were a stark, healthy red

Colin didn't panic, his voice soft. "I'm here to propose a deal to Ms.

you possibly offer me? In the Wright family's power struggle, you're hardly in a position of

knew the Wright family's secrets

against them, waiting for someone to

was not who she had been

Yet, he intrigued her.

a sidelined member of the Wright family due to a childhood

family's power

and the

and Brianna held their own shares and dividends.

family, such a person

available to the public was not the

been biding his time, his sights set on the entire Wright

his throat, Colin said,

can assure you, the insider information you seek about the Wright family can only be provided by someone like

gaze narrowed slightly. "You know

down his tea cup, adjusting his glasses as a way to

family's rapid

years hasn't

by me, despite

isn't there someone pulling the

shadows, someone

Hawthorn is searching for?