The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

Chapter 1105

Vivienne wasn't quite buying what Carly was selling. After all, she had crossed paths with too many deceivers, each one cloaked in a veneer of sincerity.

Besides, with the eagle eyes of the townsfolk on them, how could they possibly let Carly sneak in messages?

Seeing Vivienne's silence, Carly grew desperate to prove her identity. "Don't you believe me? The guy you're looking to rescue isn't the mayor's son. He's an outsider, just like you!" At Carly's words, the atmosphere around Vivienne shifted dramatically, her hand swiftly moving to Carly's throat.

"Who exactly are you?!"

The tightening grip turned Carly's face pale, her struggles growing weaker.

Just before Carly could pass out, Vivienne released her, causing Carly to collapse on the ground, gasping for air and looking up at Vivienne.

"I know you still, still have your doubts, but I'm really not like them," Carly managed to say with her remaining strength.

Vivienne pondered for a moment before giving Carly a pill. In seconds, the suffocating feeling vanished.

Looking down at Carly, Vivienne said, "Spill everything you know. If you lie, I won't hesitate to kill you."

Carly was visibly shaken by the cold determination in Vivienne's eyes. It took her a moment to nod in agreement.

"I didn't recognize him as not being Sebastian at first..."

Carly had learned the truth three years ago. She had adored Sebastian from a young age, memorizing all his likes and quirks.

didn't notice anything amiss, partly because she hadn't had the chance to interact

He could laugh and show emotions just

Sebastian and had grown close to him from that point

of them despised the gloomy atmosphere of Luck Village but felt powerless to change

It wasn't until she finally got the chance that she instantly noticed the difference. "I've been secretly meeting with Sebastian all these years, so the mayor and his cronies don't know about our relationship. That's how I could tell he wasn't Sebastian,"

and unclenched her

took me a long time to be sure this Sebastian wasn't my Sebastian, until I heard them mention Percival. That's when it hit me; he

Vivienne wasn't entirely convinced

After all, Carly was just a young girl. Could she really have kept her relationship

from the

a

swnl

for his

I had a pact. We didn't want to see Luck Village destroyed by the mayor's schemes. We've been planning how to derail their so-called

Vivienne agree, to join forces and witness a new dawn for

silence, Vivienne

a moment, Carly looked at Vivienne with newfound respect; she was definitely

been her doing most of the talking, and Logan's gaze towards

to Vivienne, Carly admitted,

Vivienne neither confirmed nor

but listened

was

the commotion