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.

crying and subtly loosening

point on his wrist, causing his face to pale rapidly

fooled

captors carried them towards the entrance of the cave, passing by

gear, indicating they were well-prepared

course of action was to ensure their own

had a different idea

and Isaiah to blackmail their mother,

down, before the captors could gag them again, Juliette demanded, "I need to use

request, one of the captors pointed indifferently towards

on her best haughty demeanor,

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

the captors

gestured resignedly, "Fine,

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

powder, then sat back, signaling Isaiah with

alarm echoed, "Bad

one

sure no one discovers this- place. We have orders to only handle this one job. Once it's

the naiveté

it was also a signal to guide their

a trick she had learned from her mom, and only her mom would recognize

Elsewhere.

the forest when Thomas

faction abroad, aiming to seize

they

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

protect Percival's children, Thomas reluctantly decided to use what

the woods when a distinct scent hit

Connor to follow her

didn't hesitate to back

as they moved forward, a unique

roars broke the silence,

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

her powers surging to full

an earth-shattering force attacked their location, aiming to