The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

Chapter 77
North Shire.
Vivienne coldly stared at the old lady in front of her, standing tall and saying frostily, “Quit tailing me, please
The old lady looked back at her with a heartbroken expression. “Missy, lend me a hand, will you? Let me tag along with you to
the city. I’m broke, lost my phone, and can’t reach my family:
I’m not a saint!” Vivienne retorted, her voice rising in frustration.
The biggest mistake of her life was offering a hand to this old lady without getting anything in return, only to find herself in a jam.
She had come down from Emerald Mountain this morning, planning to catch the first flight out to Havenwood, but soon after the
descent, she ran into a couple of thugs giving the old lady a hard time and demanding stuff from her. After seeing the old lady’s
pitiful state, she slipped the thugs a mickey and saved the old lady.
However, the old lady kept sticking to her like glue.
After finding out that the old lady’s home was in Rivenwood, she decided to play the good Samaritan and get the old lady on a
plane to there since she was heading for the airport
anyway.
But on the way to the airport, she got cut off by some people. Not wanting to waste time, she took them out without breaking a
sweat.
Who would have thought that she would then bump into seven or eight waves of people? And they weren’t even from the same
gang!
She had no clue about the old lady’s identity or who she had ticked off. All she knew was that she was losing her marbles
because of this old lady and had missed her flight to Havenwood,
She left the old lady behind and walked away, but the old lady stuck to her like glue.
No matter where she went, the old lady was right on her tail.

In the end, she had no choice but to take the old lady with her.
She initially wanted to ask Matthew to send a car to pick them up and take them to Havenwood, but considering the old lady’s
odd situation, she didn’t want to expose Matthew, so she hired a cab herself.
On the way to Havenwood, the people chasing the old lady didn’t let up. Since she was in the taxi, she couldn’t use any drugs,
so they drove right up to them.
The driver was scared out of his wits. He refused to drive them any further and dumped them in the middle of nowhere.
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Vivienne was at her wit’s end. After dealing with the people chasing the old lady, she decided to ditch her and go alone.
Luckily, where the driver had left them wasn’t far from Havenwood, so she walked to
Havenwood.
But all the way, the old lady kept trailing her. Aware that she was in a bind because of this, the old lady followed her at a distance
and didn’t dare talk to her.
But now, the people who were after the old lady were gunning for her. They weren’t after the old lady anymore but were giving
her a hard time.
She had run out of the knockout drugs she carried and was left with no other choice but to
take them on.
Vivienne was livid.
“You’re a good egg.” The old lady said earnestly, “You might not show it, but you’re kind-hearted. I know I’ve been a pain in the
neck, but I promise I’ll make it up to you once I find my family. Please lend me a hand. Just get me to the airport.”
Vivienne responded, “I’m going to say this one last time. Quit tailing me.”

After saying this, she turned and walked away.
The old lady quickly stopped her. “Could you lend me some money? We’re already in Havenwood, so they probably won’t come
after me anymore. Can I hail a cab to the airport?” Vivienne rubbed her temples. “I don’t carry cash. All my money is in my
mobile banking app. You lost your phone, so how am I supposed to give you money?”
“Uh...” The old lady was on the verge of tears. “Could you just take me with you then? My son and I were looking for Finnian at
Emerald Mountain, but we got chased and lost each other. I don’t even know how to get back. Otherwise, I wouldn’t bother you.
Please feel a bit for
sorry
this old gal.”
Vivienne’s eyes narrowed. “Finnian?”
This old lady knew her master?
“Yes, we heard Finnian was at Emerald Mountain. We had some business with him, but the lay of the land at Emerald Mountain
is too complicated. We tried going up there several times but failed. You know Finnian too?”
Vivienne stared at her for a long time before speaking after a brief silence. “What’s your relationship with Finnian?”
“We are...” The old lady was about to speak when she suddenly realized something. “I’m sorry, I can’t tell you about this. But I
swear, I’m not a bad egg. It’s those people chasing me
who are.”
“Do bad eggs have ‘I’m a bad egg’ written on their faces?” Vivienne asked with an
emotionless expression.
“I can assure you that I’m definitely not a bad egg.”
Vivienne didn’t continue arguing over whether the old lady was a good egg or a bad egg.
After thinking for a bit, she said, “I’ll take you to the airport. If anything else happens, you’re

on your own.”
“Okay, okay, I promise this is the last time. If anyone else comes after me, then it’s just my lot. I won’t follow you anymore.”
Vivienne didn’t say anything more and just continued walking with the old lady.
They had just entered North Shire, a remote place with no cabs. They had to walk a bit further to hail a cab.
But no sooner had they taken a few steps than a car drove up.
Vivienne looked up and saw it was Percival’s car. She was taken aback.
The car stopped in front of her. Percival got out and walked up to her. “Vivienne, what happened?”
Vivienne stared at his legs, looking surprised. “You?”
Wasn’t he pretending to be disabled?
He wasn’t in his wheelchair.
At this point, Leopold and Thomas got out of the car. “Finally, we’ve found you. You have no idea. Mr. Ellington was so worried
about you that he left the hotel without even his wheelchair and just got in the car. Thank God, you’re okay.”
Vivienne felt a warm feeling inside, but she also felt a bit guilty. “I’m sorry. I ran into some trouble and got delayed. Can we
reschedule the engagement party?”
The engagement party was supposed to be at noon, and it was almost one now. The elders from both families probably wouldn’t
wait any longer.
Percival gave her head a rub. “I’m glad you’re okay. The engagement’s still on. I’ve explained it to them, so they’re still at the
hotel.”
Vivienne nodded. “Then let’s get going.”
Only then did Percival notice the old lady next to Vivienne. “Who’s this?”
“I saved her on the way. We’ll go to the hotel first, and you can arrange for someone to take her to the airport later.” Vivienne
said.

Percival only had one car. There was definitely no time to take the old lady to the airport now. Percival nodded, and they all got in
the car.
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When they arrived at the hotel, Percival sent Thomas to take the old lady to the airport.
Before leaving, the old lady asked Vivienne, “Young lady, could you tell me your name? When I get home safe, I’ll have my family
thank you.”
Vivienne replied, “No need. I hope we never meet again.”
The old lady looked a bit disappointed, but she didn’t insist. “I’m sorry for the trouble I’ve caused. I have to go now. I wish you a
happy engagement and hope your marriage is
blessed.”
After the old lady left, Percival, Vivienne, and Leopold went into the hotel.
When they got into the elevator, Vivienne remembered something and suddenly looked at Percival. “You’re just going in like
that?”
Percival smirked and said with a laugh, “It’s time for my ‘disability’ to take a hike.”