The Million-Dollar Heart

Chapter 354

Jeffrey felt a pang of embarrassment somehow. After all, painting was his pride and joy, his claim to fame.

But now, having been publicly called out by Vivienne for plagiarism, he also faced the mortifying task of confessing this to his parents. It was the ultimate disgrace.

As Heloise and Fiona watched him with piercing gazes, Jeff's irritation boiled over into anger, "So I copied Vivienne's painting, then what? How was I supposed to know she was Eulalia? If I had known, I wouldn't have copied it!"

"Plagiarism?" Heloise looked bewildered. "How did plagiarism come into this?"

She believed in her son's talent. Though she was no art connoisseur, Jeff's paintings were always a delight to the eye.

Jeffrey explained the whole fiasco to her.

Heloise's brows knitted together in an instant, "It's just a painting! Why is she being so aggressive? She's marrying into the Ellington family, for heaven's sake. Does making us pushovers do good to her?" Fiona glanced at her and then settled herself on the couch, saying coolly, "I don't know what good she wants get. But we must pay the money."

Heloise was instantly resistant, "The money is ours. If we don't want to pay, what's she going to do? Twist our arms?"

This wasn't just a million or two.

Handing the ten billion would leave their family penniless.

Jeffrey nodded in agreement, "Exactly! We're not paying. What can she possibly do about it?"

Fiona's eyes flickered with a chill. "So, you want to let them shut down the galleries?" she retorted.

"It's just a few galleries; if they close, they close!" Judith dismissed the concern. "Worst comes to worst, I'll just open new ones for my son!"

Fiona scoffed derisively, "Huh. If you want to see my brother ruined, then don't pay."

Heloise wasn't listening. The thought of handing ten billion to someone else made her physically uncomfortable. "I don't care; there's no way I'm parting with that money," she stated.

with ten billion, you could open countless galleries. I won't let

turned to Henry, who had been silently listening to the conversation, cup in hand. "Dad,

heir by the old man himself. He'll

into a sly smile, "Even if it means risking our

"What do you

found this in Percival's room. He's investigating you! Dad, what

Henry stiffened.

After a moment, Henry spoke slowly with furrowed eyebrows, "I'll arrange

so

plagiarism stunt, we wouldn't

don't need to just hand over the

have no case! They'll

"Honey?" Heloise sounded worried.

all come back to us." Henry soothed her. Heloise had been with Henry long enough to trust him at the

she too nodded in

this unfold, Jeffrey couldn't help

words could convince his parents

siding with Percival and

he was powerless

days later, Calista was discharged

the family to

busy with Percival, playing with anime

at school for the

perked up considerably over the

hearing Scott's announcement,

welcome party

Calista striding in alongside Scott, head

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