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

stitches and a pill should do the trick," Vivienne replied, too preoccupied to give Carly a

the terrain based on Carly's narrative. Given Carly's movements these past days, it

Carly lying, or was Mayor

was

all is well here, just awaiting your

experience water poisoning recently? Has that been

his apprentice are still detoxifying the

did the

guard by the question, Mayor Thompson realized he had forgotten to mention this development to

going on?" The tone on the other end of the line

Thompson quickly recounted the

the phone let out

Mayor Thompson was still

change in mood when he heard the continued scolding, "You can't even recognize who she is. If I hadn't called today, your plan would've been

understand?!"

subside before Mayor Thompson realized the woman in question was Percival's wife, Vivienne. He was shocked, staring at Vivienne's photo in disbelief. "Did

Mayor Thompson replied, "No, sir. She acted very calmly, as if she

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

of contracts and

glared coldly, tearing up Vivienne's photo

Sebastian's report, Connor's suspicions grew.

suss out if Sebastian is legit or pulling a fast one. As for Vivienne,