The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

Vivienne’s gaze sharpened for a moment.

Karen must have told Willa she was still alive! Otherwise, Willa would never have said those words.

No wonder Willa had managed to slip away from the Nine Mystics Society tand again. It seemed Karen had been helping her all along! With this realization, a chill seemed to emanate from Vivienne, her already cool complexion taking on an added frost.

To think Karen would meet Willa and not cforward to meet her? Just great! Percival sensed the resentment radiating from Vivienne and gently touched her shoulder.

Vivienne took a deep breath, calming herself down. “What else did she say?” “Nothing much, and it looked like she didn’t even know F-Poison was nearby. It was actually F-Poison who spotted her first.” Listening to Quincy’s words, Vivienne could roughly guess why Willa was there today.

She must have followed someone here.

And the only person not in Vivienne’s sight that day was Diana.

Draven had also sent word that the Nine Mystics Society lost track of Diana near where Willa was spotted.

It seemed Diana truly knew F-Poison’s whereabouts! Since Willa could be here with Diana, it meant Karen alsEhd her suspicions about Diana.

But what would Karen do next? Meanwhile, when Willa returned home, she found Karen staring blankly at a pot of overcooked instant noodles.

“Willa, you're finally back. I've missed you so much.” Karen looked up from the couch, her eyes filled with longing.

Willa’s mouth twitched. “Sasha, maybe you shouldn't cook next time.” Was this her way of missing her cooking? Within a week, three pots were ruined, five bowls were broken, and even a whole box of instant noodles had fallen victim to disaster! Karen laughed awkwardly. “Did you find out anything today?” “Almost got caught by your daughter's people, but it was her mole inside GTO.” Karen nodded. “A young girl, right? Seems like F-Poison has caught on to you. Be careful when you follow Diana next time.” With just a simple sentence, Karen had guessed Willa’s evening ordeal.

Willa quickly prepared a bowl of instant noodles for Karen. “Sasha, what's your plan for Diana?” Karen blew on the steaming noodles and said slowly, “It’s almost time.” It was almost tto bring things to a close with Diana.

Willa did not say more, knowing Karen had everything under control.

On the way home, Percival received a call from Griffin.

“Percival, my dad wants to meet you tomorrow. You free?” Percival’s lips curved in a smile. “I am. See you tomorrow.” After hanging up, Vivienne looked knowingly at Percival. “Looks like your plan is halfway there.” “All thanks to my wife's brilliant idea.” Percival smoothly parked in front of her hand glanced at Vivienne, a curious light flickering in his eyes.

Vivienne was momentarily taken aback, then felt a hand gently lifting her chin.

Percival’s handsface loomed closer until it filled her vision. “Happy birthday, Vivienne.” She smiled faintly, “You know it’s not my birthday today.” “What | mean is,” Percival’s fingertips grazed her lips with infinite tenderness, word by word, he asked, “When your real birthday comes, would you becmy true wife?” Vivienne could not remember how she managed to escape from Percival’s grasp and “flee” back to her bed.

All she knew was that her heart was pounding as if it would burst out of her chest, beating like thunder and lightning.

That kind of thing...

She was not resistant to it at all, especially when it involved Percival.

But whenever she thought it through, her heart raced uncontrollably.

She could not imagine the intimacy, the explosive chemistry, the fervor.

Despite teasing Percival now and then, when it cto the real deal, she becshy.

After all, she had no experience! Though she knew the male body well and could point out every part even with her eyes closed.

She had seen her fair share of ‘educational’ films - they were all the same.

But she could not picture Percival like that.

He seemed quite large! “Ah!” Vivienne buried her face in her pillow, blushing like a teen girl fantasizing about her crush for the first time.

Thaddeus jumped at the sound in the bathroom. Half-awake, he knocked on her door, “Vivienne, having a nightmare?” Snapping out of it, Vivienne retorted, “No, now go back to sleep!” Thaddeus yawned. “I did, you too, sleep well. Goodnight.” “Goodnight!” Vivienne patted her cheeks.

They were warm; she knew without a mirror that her face must be beet red.

Vivienne recited a calming mantra ten times to settle her nerves.

Thank goodness she was alone, or her reputation as the senior of Emerald Mountain and the young master of the Nine Mystics Society would be shot! The next morning, Vivienne woke up to a delicious smell from the living room.

She opened the door to find Percival already sitting at the dining table, sharing a meal with Dorian’s family.

“Vivienne, you're up? Wash your hands and join us for breakfast.” Cordelia was keeping food warm for her and took sout of the pot.

Vivienne nodded, her gaze flitting away from Percival’s as if she could not bear to look him in the eye.

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Percival, noticing Vivienne’s evasive eyes, could not help but touch his face. Was he really that repulsive now? He must have really spooked the poor girl last night! After they had breakfast, Percival and Vivienne got into the car and drove off to meet with Griffin's father, Stellan Martinez, the chairman of Martinez Group.

With serious business at hand, the two managed to act normally again.

“Stellan keeps a low profile and never shows up at any high society parties. It’s always his executives who represent the Martinez Group. Getting a real partnership with the Martinez Group is tough. Ordinary terms won't impress him,” Vivienne said while flipping through Stellan’s file. It was similar to when she had looked into the Perez family—a mix of ancient warrior lineage and various bits about Martinez Tech Group.

Vivienne understood; after all, the Martinez family was in the business of developing weapons for the nation— they did not need many partners.

This time, Percival’s proposal to partner with Martinez Group was due to two things: Leopold's incident had exposed vulnerabilities to the Martinez family, and Vance’s intent to suppress the ancient warrior lineage would inevitably affect Martinez Group.

Clearly, the Martinez family was not getting the protection they expected and had to look for alternatives.

Percival nodded. “If it were not for the situation with Leopold, we probably wouldn't even get a chance to meet Stellan.”