The Million-Dollar Heart (Percival and Vivienne) novel Chapter 584

At that moment, Maddox strode over.

"Dad, Finnian's brought Mr. Linklater over!"

Vivienne rose to her feet upon hearing this, a hint of urgency sparkling in her eyes.

“Vesper, at last, we meet!”

Seizing the moment, Diana hurriedly wiped up the remaining juice, tossing the glass into the sink to obliterate any evidence of her actions.

Jasper also stood, leaning on his cane as he moved to greet the newcomer.

However, once outside, they found only Vesper.

"Where the hell is that old bastard Ulysses?" Jasper bellowed from the yard.

Vesper chuckled, "He's hiding."

Though he said this, his gaze drifted to the old banyan tree in the courtyard.

Understanding the hint, Jasper picked up a stone and hurled it at the banyan.

Finnian winced and poked his head out. "Jasper! Are you trying to kill me?"

"You've already died twice! What’s once more?" Jasper retorted, lobbing another stone.

Finnian was not going down without a fight, plucking leaves from the tree and tossing them back at Jasper.

The two old coots showed no mercy, each blow harder than the last.

Maddox and Yuri tried to intervene, tugging at each one, adding to the commotion.

Vesper quietly observed Jasper, finally easing up.

It seemed the thing inside him had stabilized.

He smiled to himself but then sensed a pair of searing glares.

Those eyes held resentment, fury, and longing.

Vesper dared not respond nor even glance that way.

He knew his daughter all too well.

Vivienne clenched her fists, cursing inside, “So, she won’t even look at me? Fine, avoid me then!”

With that, Vivienne stormed over, determined to confront the face she had missed so much.

As Vivienne approached, every cell in Vesper's body tensed, ready to flee.

Now was not the time to reconcile with Vivienne.

Suddenly, Vesper caught an odd scent in the air, tracing it back to Vivienne.

His expression tightened, and he met her gaze head-on.

Vivienne paused, confused. Was she changing her mind?

Without warning, Vesper struck Vivienne's chest with lightning speed, too quickly for her to react.

The two feuding old men stopped and gathered around, clueless about what was happening.

Then, Vesper swiftly inserted several silver needles into Vivienne's scalp.

Overpowered, Vivienne expelled the juice she had just ingested.

Vesper breathed a sigh of relief.

"You're smart not to have drunk it all," Vesper said, retracting the needles.

Vivienne had sealed her pressure points the moment she sensed something off with the juice, planning to purge it once she left the Perez Mansion.

"What’s this?" Vivienne demanded.

Before Vesper could reply, Diana rushed over and shoved him aside.