The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

"I always knew you came for the child, but the kid has been hidden by me in a safe place for quite some time now."

"And the child you see before you is merely my latest invention, a creature made through supernatural means that resembles a lotus root figure. Unlike synthetic humans, this one is indistinguishable from the real deal, only revealing its true form upon activation of a switch,"

Abigail, driven by a desire to harness supernatural powers from the child, was not willing to make her move before tapping into that force.

Therefore, she deliberately waited until the ritual was initiated to arrive.

She wanted to witness firsthand how a person could be consumed by their own ambition.

The sweetest revenge she could think of?

Watching someone die by her hand, powerless to prevent their own demise turning into nothing but an illusion.

Hearing this, Abigail couldn't believe it and looked behind her in shock.

The center of the ritual, where two children were supposed to be lying, had now turned into two round sections of lotus root.

No wonder Vivienne was so calm about facing this alone.

Two hundred years of waiting turned into a joke.

This drastic change pinned Abigail to a pillar of shame, causing her to burst into uncontrollable laughter.

She had waited two hundred years. Two whole centuries.

From seeking revenge for her family to wanting to dominate the world, making everyone experience the dread of being oppressed by power.

To think, she still didn't get her wish in the end.

Vivienne, her hand glowing with supernatural power, addressed the deranged Abigail for the last time, "Madeleine, you've lived long enough. It's time to go to hell."

At those words, Abigail let out a sinister laugh, "Someone will avenge me!"

With that, Abigail threw her head back in laughter.

After plotting for so many years, how could she not have a backup plan?

Even in death.

Someone would carry out her plans.

stop her grand

glowing with power, personally ended

open, filled with resentment, at her

with Mr. Wolf and

arrived with his team to take control of the

and seeing Abigail's dead body, he nearly

indeed a hard sight

there was only one person he was truly shocked to see on the ground, "Vivienne,

gave him a knowing

lightly, "Is she really dead

Vivienne confirmed, "Yes."

completely absorbed by the ritual. Even without Vivienne's intervention,

"Vivienne, what do we do with her? Send her up for processing, or

her to Anna. She'll

turned and

Leopold, "..."

the Linklater family

Sasha and Arthur were waiting with two children in

been informed of Vivienne's plan early on, ensuring the safety of the children

wanted to join the operation,

be dealt with by

Nothing else would suffice.

Arthur approached with concern, "Daughter, are

two children, and then turned to Sasha, "Mom, I'm going to check on Mr. Wolf." Sasha nodded, signaling Arthur

how

worried "Had I known our

him, "What are you talking about? Percival is just unconscious,

Inside the room.

with water and gently dabbed it on Percival's lips, informing him of Abigail's death, "Mr. Wolf, the

coma, Vivienne visited daily to

to feel lonely, yet she was the one

could think about

neglected everything else, including

of Percival waking up, she realized just how important

his face, she leaned down to kiss him, whispering, "Mr. Wolf, wake up soon. The kids and I

the room, Sasha was waiting to