The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

Chapter 1100

Chapter 1100

Percival's gaze softened with concern as he noticed the faint bruise beneath Vivienne's eyes. He wrapped his arms around her shoulders. "Vivienne, you should get some rest. We can talk about everything else tomorrow." Nodding, Vivienne snuggled into Percival's embrace, her arms wrapped around his muscular torso, comforted by the strong beat of his heart.

Gradually, Vivienne's breathing evened out, and Percival, too, drifted off to sleep.

As dawn broke, the roosters of Luck Village crowed punctually.

Vivienne woke up to find the bed beside her empty, the warmth long gone. Clutching the communicator tightly, she hesitated for a moment before setting it aside, deciding to wait for him to return.

A brief sound of footsteps lingered at her door, like someone checking in before quickly moving away. Smiling ambiguously, Vivienne turned her gaze toward the window.

A knock on the door pulled her back from her thoughts. She swiftly walked over and opened it. "What's up?"

"The mayor wants to see us," Logan said.

Vivienne nodded, quickly following Logan back to the villa, now crowded with people. She scanned the room before taking a seat at the long table beside Logan, seemingly unfazed by the attention they attracted. "Hope you had a good rest. Please, have breakfast. Let me know if you need anything," the mayor offered, his words laced with an unsettling undertone.

Vivienne's glance briefly met with Sebastian's, who didn't look back at her.

Logan gave the mayor a noncommittal nod.

for his food, Vivienne smiled subtly under

eat, he paused, making the mayor

responded, continuing to eat, while the mayor's eyes

had they stepped into the courtyard than Vivienne swiftly applied a silver needle to Logan's neck. "Ms. Vivienne, what kind of poison

him cautious, but he still ended up swallowing the poison. With another needle, Logan

didn't plan on letting

awaited further instructions, Draven had

the time drawing near, Draven received an unsettling

Vivienne's expression darkened upon

fifty missing women possibly linked to Luck Village

orders," Vivienne instructed Draven before heading out, Logan trailing behind without objection. Confronting Sebastian in the courtyard, Vivienne stated, "You're coming with me.

silently followed her, disappearing from the villagers'

surveillance room, the mayor and his men scrutinized the screens. Although everything appeared normal with Sebastian now in a separate room,

Bovenet

between him and

happened?" Percival asked upon

news with Percival, their

brow furrowed almost immediately, "Fifty women vanished all at once? How come we're only hearing about

it's related to

never received any intel

Vivienne pulled out her phone and