The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

Chapter 1075

The next day, Vivienne took it upon herself to drop her twins off at school. The homeroom teacher, standing by the entrance, couldn't believe her eyes. Vivienne, with her youthful appearance, looked more like a college student than a mother of twins.

With a slight frown, Vivienne clarified her role, "I'm Juliette and Isaiah's mom. You must be their teacher, right?"

The teacher, Kiera, was visibly taken aback by Vivienne's assertive presence but managed to introduce herself after a brief pause, "Yes, hello, I'm Kiera, their homeroom teacher."

Vivienne glanced down at her two children, who were unusually quiet, before turning her attention back to Kiera. "They've just moved here from another town, so it might take them a little while to adjust. If there's any issue, please don't hesitate to contact me." She mentioned she'd be in Rivenwood for a few days, implying that she intended to keep a close eye on her children's transition.

After handing her contact information to Kiera, who appeared hesitant, Vivienne learned through the grapevine that a generous donation of a million dollars had been made to the school. This fact made Kiera swallow any reservations she might have had. Exiting the school, Vivienne was about to call Leopold to inquire about the school's background check process when she noticed Connor waiting by her car, the same man who approached her the day before at the Linklater family gathering where she agreed to collaborate on an aviation project. Her goal was clear: to uncover the final surveillance footage from Mr. Wolf's plane crash, the incident that led to his disappearance five years ago.

As she was about to get into her car, Vivienne's gaze drifted across the street, catching a glimpse of a familiar figure. Could it really be him?

her distraction, asked if something was wrong. But the figure vanished as quickly as it appeared, along with any hope Vivienne had of it being

in the classroom, Juliette and Isaiah were peering out the window, frustrated at seeing Connor playing the role of chauffeur for their

for mom!" Isaiah grumbled, his disdain for Connor

track down their dad, developing software to alert him of any nearby

to his frustration, it had never triggered-until today. As their mom's car pulled away, Juliette and Isaiah ducked

to the window, Isaiah saw nothing but the fleeting shadow of a man, and the alert

in the classroom, their teacher, Kiera, was losing patience with their antics, mistaking their concern for their father

leave

about what he saw, threatening to expose his hacking activities to their mom if he didn't

tablet, Juliette realized they had bigger problems at hand—namely, ensuring Connor doesn't end up with their mom before their

They agreed

to deter Connor's growing interest in their mother, emphasizing the urgency of their mission to protect