Login via

The Million-Dollar Heart novel 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.

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 sorry for this old gal."

Vivienne's eyes narrowed. "Finnian?"

This old lady knew her master?

Comments

The readers' comments on the novel: The Million-Dollar Heart