The Million-Dollar Heart (Percival and Vivienne) novel Chapter 377

Calista's heart hammered against her chest as the formidable agents from Vanguard Agency closed in around her. Memories of that claustrophobic interrogation room flooded her mind, and panic spread like wildfire through her veins.

She took an involuntary step back, her voice trembling as much as her body. "I...I thought you cleared me. I had nothing to do with that virus. Why are you taking me in again?"

She was terrified.

The thought of being back in that room was unbearable.

The team leader's face was a stone mask of seriousness as he said, "You are suspected of attempted murder against the captain of Vanguard Agency. You're coming with us under the law."

He presented the arrest warrant.

Calista's eyes nearly popped out of her skull. "What are you talking about? When did I ever attempt to murder the captain of Vanguard Agency? I was after..."

She had meant to target Vivienne. How could Vivienne be the captain of Vanguard Agency?

The leader remained unflappable. "Percival Ellington is our captain, and you positioned that rebar to kill Captain Ellington with premeditation. You’re coming with us."

"What!" Calista and the entire Brooks clan were stunned.

Percival was the captain of Vanguard Agency!

Whoever called him a loser was dead wrong. Could a loser helm the elite Vanguard Agency squad?

Standing at a distance, Scott's eyes narrowed. Percival's identity had caught him off guard; he had been so focused on Vivienne that he had overlooked this guy.

"No, I didn’t..." Calista's panic resurfaced as she faced the leader, but before she could plead her case, she was whisked away by two armed agents.

Mila wanted to intervene, but the sight of the Vanguard Agency's operatives withered her resolve.

Once the agency's team had departed, the Brooks Mansion returned to its eerie calm.

Richard rose slowly from his chair, his gaze cutting through Baron's dazed state. "You always said you were better than me, always trying to one-up me. But what do you have over me, apart from your taste in women? What kind of person have you married? How could you not see her true, wicked nature?"

Baron slumped into his chair, for once not countering Richard's words.

Richard could not care less. “Though it wasn’t by my hand, Judith got what she deserved. I need to light a candle for Dahlia and share the news with her.”

At that, Baron stood abruptly. “I’ll go with you!”

Richard grunted in response and left. Baron quickly followed.

The rest of the Brooks family was slowly coming to terms with the situation.

The bloodshed visibly shook Kala and her siblings.

Scott and Timothy were silent, not a word between them.

It was Ronald who first regained his composure. “We should start planning the funeral arrangements.”