The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

Chapter 1091

Chapter 1091

In the woods.

Juliette woke up to find herself lying not far from Isaiah, both of them tied up so tightly they couldn't move, even their mouths were gagged. Only their eyes were visible, darting around in panic.

They locked eyes, and Juliette's gaze screamed a silent plea for a plan.

Before they were knocked out, they had caught a glimpse of their captors, but before they could even scream for help, they were down.

Uncle Joe had been injured in the process, and now his condition was unknown.

Desperate to come up with a plan, Juliette looked towards Isaiah.

They communicated solely through glances, Juliette subtly nodding towards the outside, suggesting Isaiah should try to gather intel on their situation. The captors were babbling incoherently, their words foreign to her ears.

It was risky to make any sudden moves.

Isaiah signaled for her to keep quiet, and slowly shifted to eavesdrop on the conversation outside.

The captors seemed to be on a call, discussing some transaction, awaiting further instructions from the person on the other end.

As long as the "goods" were secured, they were safe for the time being.

Isaiah relayed this info back to Juliette with a nod.

Juliette eyed the ground, signaling Isaiah to cooperate with her soon, as she planned to tackle their captors head-on.

Their electronic gadgets were gone, but Juliette still had a trick up her sleeve.

She attempted to shout for help, only to remember her mouth was sealed shut.

Instead, she started banging on the walls and fake-crying to attract attention.

Footsteps approached rapidly. As one of the men tore the tape off her mouth, Juliette blurted out, "My brother has asthma, the air is bad here, he's going to have an attack..."

To ensure they understood her, she frantically gestured towards Isaiah, pretending to be unconscious.

The leader glanced suspiciously at Juliette and then at the motionless boy beside her but remained unmoved.

this, Juliette threw herself onto Isaiah, crying and subtly loosening his ropes, "Brother,

wrist, causing his face

fooled

the captors carried them towards the entrance of the cave, passing by a group of heavily armed

they were well-prepared for either ransom or

best course of action was to ensure their own safety

a different idea in

her and Isaiah to blackmail

before the captors could gag them again, Juliette demanded, "I

the captors pointed indifferently towards

best haughty demeanor, protested, "No,

an eye on one little girl? My brother is right here, and I'm not afraid of what you might do to him. Are you worried I might escape on my own?"

her efforts, the

Juliette gestured resignedly, "Fine,

they slightly turned away, Juliette swiftly retrieved a packet of powder from a hidden pocket

vent and discreetly spread the powder,

of alarm echoed, "Bad news, a large

one

"Take care of it. Make sure no one discovers this- place. We have

smirked at the naiveté

nearby predators, but it

learned from her mom,

Elsewhere.

just entered the forest

faction abroad, aiming to seize

to negotiate, they resorted

they saw an opportunity to take over his domain and consolidate power

children, Thomas reluctantly decided to use what the kidnappers wanted

deeper into the

paused, signaling Connor to follow

hesitate to back

forward, a unique concoction only Vivienne

the silence, coming from not

called again, "Madam, they've betrayed us. Juliette is in

expression darkened, her powers surging to full

prepared to act, an earth-shattering force attacked their location, aiming to