The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

Chapter 1110

Carly scribbled away with a pen on a piece of paper, and in just a few minutes, a basic map emerged from her doodles.

Vivienne was somewhat taken aback by Carly's drawing skills. To think someone from such a humble village had such talent, it seemed like fate had its favorites.

Logan, looking at the lifelike sketch on the paper, was equally surprised. In just ten minutes, Carly had managed to create something so detailed. Given more time, she could probably map out the entire Oakwood Hamlet.

Ignoring Logan's astonished look, Carly lifted the map and pointed to a fork in the road, "Just follow the village road straight until you hit the fork. Take the path less traveled, and you'll find their mechanism. Trigger it, and a new path will reveal itself."

Carly had seen those people walking on the barren, grassless land. She watched as they squatted down, and after manipulating something, a staircase rose from the ground.

Following in their footsteps, she found herself in front of a woodland. Pointing towards it, she said, "There are many paths through the woods, and you'll need to cross a rapid stream to get to the other side. The current's strong, and if you don't figure out the trick, you'll end up like me." Carly laughed helplessly, recalling her own mishap for not paying attention.

Just as Carly was about to continue, she noticed Logan's gaze on her and felt compelled to explain, "The stream's noise is loud. Even when I fell, no one noticed."

"Go on," Vivienne tapped on the table, urging her to continue.

Gathering her thoughts, Carly proceeded, "The woods are home to numerous wild animals, all kept by them. Seems they play a significant role, so be cautious to avoid any encounters."

"Once in the woods, you're getting closer to where they're holding the captives. I couldn't make it a few steps without being discovered. The first time, a rabbit luckily distracted their attention, but I've never dared to enter the woods again after that." Carly's voice trailed off, sounding utterly drained.

She slumped over the table, the roar of a black bear echoing in her mind. Even now, she could sometimes hear various roars near the woods, startling her awake and causing her body to tremble uncontrollably.

Noticing Carly's distress, Vivienne glanced over to see sweat beads on her forehead and her increasingly labored breathing.

something's off with Carly," Logan remarked, frowning at Vivienne, clearly seeing

few stitches and a pill should do the trick," Vivienne replied,

her attention back to the map, analyzing the terrain based on Carly's narrative. Given Carly's movements these past days, it was odd they hadn't detected her. Animals are highly

was Mayor

Thompson was

well here,

village experience water poisoning

detoxifying the villagers,

the Thousand-Hands Healer have an

had forgotten to mention this development

on the other end of the line shifted, sensing

quickly recounted the full

the phone let out a

Mayor Thompson was still

the sudden change in mood when he heard the continued scolding, "You can't even recognize who she is.

understand?!"

in question was Percival's wife, Vivienne. He

Thompson replied, "No, sir. She acted very calmly, as if she didn't

silent, his eyes narrowing before abruptly ending the call. In that instant, he swept all the documents off

sound of contracts and

tearing up Vivienne's photo So you

looking at Sebastian's report, Connor's suspicions grew. He promptly

fast one. As for Vivienne, keep playing the game without