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.

subtly loosening his ropes, "Brother, you can't let anything happen to

pressure point on his wrist, causing his face to pale rapidly

act fooled

towards the entrance of the cave, passing

their professional gear, indicating they were well-prepared

was to ensure their own safety until their

had a

her and Isaiah

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

the captors pointed indifferently

on her best haughty demeanor, protested, "No, it's filthy

all afraid you can't keep 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?"

efforts, the

resignedly,

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

powder, then sat

echoed, "Bad

one

one discovers this- place. We have orders to only handle this one job. Once it's

the naiveté

only would her concoction attract nearby predators, but it was also a signal to guide

she had learned from her mom, and only her

Elsewhere.

had just entered the forest

abroad, aiming to seize the network

to negotiate, they

out of the picture for years, they saw an opportunity to take over his domain and consolidate power across

to use what

Connor were venturing deeper into the woods when a

signaling Connor to follow her lead, "They're

hesitate to back her

grew stronger as they moved forward,

animal roars broke the silence, coming from not

they've betrayed us. Juliette

her powers surging to

the cave, as the captors prepared to act, an earth-shattering force attacked their location, aiming