The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

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Dorian felt a jolt run through him, and he stared at her in surprise

Vivienne’s mother knew disguise techniques?

Why hadn’t he known about this?

Why had no one ever told him?

Vivienne looked at his expression and laughed in satisfaction. Tm just an amateur. During those years

at Emerald Mountain, I studied many of my mother’s disguise techniques I did an alright job. If you

need it, Mr. Hawthorn, I can help you

Donan remained silent. His eyes were fixed on Vivienne, trying to glean something from her

expression, but he couldn’t find anything.

He chuckled “Why on earth would I need to disguise myself, Vivienne?”

She gave him a small smirk “No need to be nervous, Mr. Hawthorn I was only joking. My mother’s

techniques aren’t that easy to master I’ve only scratched the surface

Dorian let out a sigh of relief.

Vivienne changed the topic. “The potion is safe with me, Mr. Hawthorn. You can focus on starting your

company

“But the potion is in danger with you Donian quickly retorted

She gave him a sideways glance and spoke in an ice–cold tone. The ones in danger should be those

who try to hurt the ones I care about.”

Before Dorian could respond, Vivienne turned and left

Donan watched her retreating figure with his brow furrowed Eventually, he turned and returned to his

room.

Inside, Cordelia saw him enter and quickly stood up. “Well? Did you get it?*

Dorian shook his head solemnly “No”

Cordelia frowned. “She refused?”

“I think she’s onto something Dorian felt increasingly uneasy about his conversation with Vivienne.

Cordelia was shocked “How could she know?”

Dorian shook his head. “I’m not sure. But I feel like she was warning me about something. She seems

to know our organization very well

Donan’s eyes darkened slightly. “This girl she’s not simple

Cordelia fell silent and eventually asked, “What do we do now?”

“No need to rush. I’m confident in my disguise skills Usually, no one can see through them. Maybe

she’s just trying to test me.” Dorian was puzzled as to why Vivienne, even in front of her beloved foster

father, still didn’t fully trust him and kept testing him.

Dorian paused. “But first things first. I need to confirm whether her mother really knows disguise

techniques.

Cordelia nodded “We’ve already lost a few people. We can’t afford to be careless this time. Our

organization has issued a warning if we don’t get the potion, we will have to pay with our lives.”

Donian’s expression turned serious, he then asked, “How are those two?”

“Our people are watching them. Don’t worry, no one can find them.”

After leaving the courtyard Vivienne continued working on the antidote.

Due to the lack of a rare herb, she was progressing a little slowly

She was still pondering where to find this herb when Aaron came to visit again.

He brought a photo album and eagerly grinned at Vivienne when he found her “Look what I brought

you.”

Vivienne rubbed her temples. “What are you doing here?”

Aaron was like a puppy that couldn’t be shaken off. He was always following her around

It was always like this in their E–sports team days. It was as if he wanted to be with her 24/7

“I brought you photos of us winning the competition! Aaron exclaimed, both excited and upset. He

spread the photo album in front of Vivienne. “Not many teams can win seven championships in a row!

Vivienne, that’s a legend you led us to create!”

While speaking of this record, he became somewhat emotional

It seemed that he could talk about it for days and nights without feeling tired.

The photos were of them winning the championship, as well as their casual moments at dinner parties

and pranks.

“Vivienne After he had finished making a big fuss, Aaron finally stated his purpose for today. “You

promised you’d consider rejoining the team, right? The season starts next month When will you come

to practice?”

He stared at Vivienne, fearing rejection

Unexpectedly Vivienne considered it briefly and agreed I have time now. I can go and see”

Since there were no developments on Scott’s side and he was already on guard perhaps she could do

other things to divert Scott’s attention.

“Are you senous?” Aaron’s eyes lit up, and his imaginary tail began wagging wildly

“Do I need to say it twice? Vivienne quirked an eyebrow

Aaron immediately shook his head. “No, no. I’ll notify them, and we’ll head over right away!”

Their training ground was in a building in the suburbs it was an hour’s drive away

Vivienne closed her eyes and rested for a while in the car to regain her energy

Upon arriving at the training ground, Aaron couldn’t contain his excitement and dashed in “Look who I

brought

The teammates who were training all looked up, and their mouths all dropped in surprise at the same

time.

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“Vivienne! It’s Vivienne!”

“Where have you been these past few years? We’ve been looking everywhere for you, but we couldn’t

find any news about you!”

Quentin and Fergus instantly stood up and quickly walked over to her They were staring at Vivienne in

disbelief.

Lennox was a bit slow. He came out of the bathroom while scratching his head ‘Why aren’t you guys

training? You think we have plenty of time?”

As he walked into the room, still scratching his head, he saw Vivienne surrounded by people and was

so shocked that his jaw almost dropped to the floor “Vivienne

He cried out as he walked briskly over His voice was trembling as he asked, “Are you rejoining the

team 7

Aaron was the most delighted among them. I told you they’d be over the moon Vivienne, you have no

idea how much we’ve missed your

Vivienne nodded and scanned the room filled with gaming equipment. “Let me take a look”

Not counting her, their team consisted of four players in total Aside from Aaron, who had just turned

eighteen, the other three were all in their mid–twenties

In the world of E–sports, that was considered old.

It was no wonder their reflexes had slowed down, and their teamwork had become offbeat, leading to a

continuous losing streak after she left. They hadn’t won any notable

matches since.

Unable to contain his excitement, Aaron shared the good news with the others. “Vivienne’s agreed to

rejoin the team and participate in next months season!

“Are you serious?

Seeing Vivienne again was already a treat. They never thought they would be able to compete

alongside her again.

“Vivienne, you’re the linchpin of our team! If you come back, we can definitely win!”

Fergus chimed in excitedly. “Absolutely! Even though we can’t replicate our past achievements, the

championship is definitely ours!”

The team, which had been in a slump for years, had reignited their hopes with Vivienne’s return

“Look, Vivienne Aaron stated proudly, “I told you, as long as you’re willing to rejoin, everything will fall

into place. This team only has meaning with you in it!”