The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

Chapter 1197

Leopold jotted everything down meticulously, ending up with a list of venues that spanned an entire page. His gaze widened in disbelief as he scanned the list, and it wasn't until everyone had left that he turned to Vivienne and said, "Vivienne, are you sure about this? From what you're suggesting, it seems like he's planted bombs all over the banquet hall. We can't possibly cover all this ground in just one day, can we?" Setting up bombs was a time-consuming task, especially given the tricky locations listed. A single day was hardly enough.

But according to what everyone said, Floyd was only present that day and hadn't shown his face since. He spent most of his time secluded in his room.

"There are people inside working with him," Vivienne remarked calmly.

Having inside help would certainly make the task easier, not to mention these accomplices were already mingled among the guests in the hall, ready to facilitate Floyd's plan.

Leopold looked at Vivienne incredulously, "Could there be something off about what those people said earlier?"

"It's not certain. You guys go check it out first."

Vivienne started to scrutinize the statements for any potential discrepancies.

Among those who had dispersed back to their duties, one became noticeably restless. He paused mid-dial upon realizing Vivienne's caution might mean trouble.

Soon after, Floyd received a text message. Squinting at his phone, he glanced towards the center of the banquet hall.

"The plan's blown. They might be onto you. The bomb in the restroom has been disarmed."

Floyd was surprised at their suspicion, considering he hadn't made any overt moves yet.

Recalling his encounter with Juliette in the backyard, he suddenly realized the significance of the small object he found on his shoulder.

Picking it up, he discovered it was a tracking and listening device. With a smirk and a forceful squeeze, he crushed it in his hand.

Meanwhile.

saw Gordon standing

frowning at a particular spot in the yard, said, "Juliette, don't you feel

Gordon finished his sentence,

was hiding

men. Catching

trouble, Juliette feigned irritation and smacked Gordon on the head, "What nonsense are you spouting now? This place was handpicked by my parents; how could anything be wrong? You must be delirious from

Your babbling

Get back to

wander out here in the first place?" Dragging Gordon by the ear, Juliette made her way back making enough noise to ensure those in hiding

was something seriously eerie about that place. Could there actually be wolves in the garden?" Juliette faced Gordon

Gordon recounted his earlier

of the backyard.

dark, and I

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a bit...but then I sensed someone else there. I heard breathing that wasn't mine,

I felt something was off." "You're not afraid of dying, are you? If

system on them. If anyone's lurking around the hall, we'll spot them instantly." "Let's check it out!" Vivienne

downstairs, Vivienne couldn't shake off a weird feeling about the elevator. Looking up, she scrutinized the ceiling. Noticing

towards the center of the elevator ceiling, "Doesn't this look

was smooth, but the spot Vivienne pointed out was slightly raised-a detail so subtle it would go unnoticed

saying there might be a bomb here too?" Percival asked, his voice laced with a

checking out," Vivienne replied, her tone firm. Without hesitation, she instructed the person in