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.

Winston is my brother. No one

had pierced through her, seeing

did

gone, Vivienne noticed a shadowy figure darting away.

a brief greeting with Arthur and Sasha, "Mom, you guys

followed the figure,

to find out who it was when her phone buzzed with

10, Café

a message was sent to

Clearly, they came prepared.

next day, at ten o'clock, Vivienne arrived at Café Verde on time.

"Upstairs," Vivienne stated.

the way, guiding her to

find an antique

saw

stark, healthy red - a sign of long-term medication and lack of

exposed, Colin didn't panic, his voice soft. "I'm

possibly offer me? In the Wright family's

knew the Wright family's

for someone to make the

who she had been

Yet, he intrigued her.

the Wright family due to a childhood poisoning, had been neutralized in

the family's power lay

hands, and the

eldest grandson, even Alyssa and Brianna held their own shares and dividends. Colin, however, had

family, such a

information available to the public was not the full

had always been biding his time, his sights set on the entire

his throat, Colin said,

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

slightly. "You know

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

family's

years hasn't

by me, despite

isn't

the shadows,

Hawthorn is searching for?