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.

from her ideal daughter-in-law. At

child could she drug Karen, arrange for someone to sleep with her,

Scott

fit of pique, Mila married

unfold, waiting for

day of the

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

her schemes and defenses, she had never anticipated that Vivienne could

it would come to this, she never would

Calista, but his voice left no room for doubt, "Enough. Vivienne is my daughter, and I won't

gaze at Calista intensified

What good was resemblance?

intelligence, cunning, or strategy, Calista could match Vivienne in

were unveiled by Vivienne, leading to

to haunt Calista remained to

he addressed Judith, "Mom, from now on, you're going to a church for some peace and reflection. Don't worry about the

paled. "What? You're stripping

getting old. It's time

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

Karen she had underestimated had turned out to be a formidable power,

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

Holly was not out of affection for the girl, but rather, she wanted Holly to endure suffering in the Brooks family. She could only quell years of resentment by tormenting that woman's only

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