The Million-Dollar Heart

Timothy was in disbelief.

He glanced at Scott and said urgently, "Come on, bro, can you please say something? Weren't you the one who got the paternity test done? We all saw the results. They confirmed without a doubt that there's biological connection. Vivienne has been through a lot over the years, and now, with Calista back, she's been put through the wringer again. If this turns into another wrong accusation, she's going to lose all her love for the Brooks family."

Scott turned to look at Vivienne. She sat there with the composure of a calm sea, unaffected by the astounding news.

It seemed this revelation was not even worth batting an eyelid over to her!

She was not just like Karen; she surpassed her!

Scott stayed silent for a moment, then finally spoke in a deep voice, "Mom, stop this nonsense. Vivienne is my daughter!"

Despite the nagging feeling inside him that Vivienne might not be his biological child, the evidence was clear.

Ten paternity tests had all confirmed the relationship. And the result of the eleventh was still pending.

This time, he had employed the services of Frostfire Intelligence Agency, a globally connected organization that would surely determine whether Vivienne was indeed his daughter. Vivienne met his eyes and smiled - a smile enigmatic and profound.

Judith, on the other hand, was panicking. "No, she isn't! I don't know why the tests show that Vivienne is your biological daughter, but I know she's not! She doesn't resemble you at all! Look at Calista - her eyebrows, eyes, nose, they all look like you!"

In fact, she had secretly commissioned several paternity tests herself.

Yet, the results still confirmed the relationship between Scott and Vivienne.

She simply could not fathom why!

Her gut told her Vivienne was not Scott's biological daughter, and her gut was rarely wrong!

This was why, when she learned Paula was planning to steal Scott's sperm for Mila, she covertly lent a hand.

woman like Mila was far from her ideal daughter-in-law. At that time, it seemed the best course

Scott's child could she drug Karen, arrange for someone to sleep with her, and drive her

then Scott proposed to

a fit of pique,

unfold, waiting for a chance to

day of

and Judith breathed a sigh of relief. Nonetheless, she feared Karen's return, so she joined Scott in the search for her, only to discover that Karen had been pregnant when she left. Her face darkened at that news. That child, whether Scott's or not, must never return to

her schemes and defenses, she had never anticipated

she known it would come to this, she never

but his voice left no room for doubt, "Enough. Vivienne is my

Calista intensified with

What good was resemblance?

cunning, or strategy, Calista could match Vivienne

unveiled by Vivienne, leading to the

and Percival had scores to settle, and this was just the beginning. Whether it would come back to haunt Calista remained to be seen. If not for Calista's

a church for

"What? You're stripping me of

"You're getting old. It's time for you to

roared, "Don't think I don't know what you're up to. You're doing this all for Karen, aren't you? But I've always had your best interests at heart, Scott. Someone of Karen's background is not

this, she could not deny that the Karen she had underestimated had turned out to be

to give in because Karen had usurped the place she intended for her chosen daughter-in-law. Not Mila, but

girl, but rather, she wanted Holly to endure suffering in

incident, Richard cut ties with Holly, who left Rivenwood, and vanished without a trace. The Ellington family