The Million-Dollar Heart

Kala felt a ripple of anxiety; she certainly did not want the Brooks family to become tabloid fodder again.

It was not about her rising career but the desire to preserve the harmonious unity of the Brooks family from fragmenting into scandal.

Vivienne's gaze dropped slightly before she spoke softly, "There's a bit of an issue."

Kala's heart clenched with worry. "Vivienne, please tell me it's not something to do with Dad..."

Her words stumbled out of her, knotted with nerves.

No, it could not be!

Her father was the epitome of kindness, incapable of harming a soul.

Though she tried to reassure herself, Kala's palms were drenched with sweat from her mounting tension.

"Let's discuss it when he gets back," Vivienne said as she sat down and pulled out her phone to call Timothy, telling him to return home.

Meanwhile, with Cheryl's support, Baron made his way out of his room.

Kala rushed to help Baron down the stairs, her mind racing with apprehension.

She had no clue what would unfold next.

But she was certain that whatever was about to happen would once again turn the Brooks family upside down.

"Vivienne, what's on your mind?" Baron asked, his aged eyes betraying a hint of guilt.

Vivienne smiled faintly. "Let's wait until everyone's here."

Baron did not press further, but his grip on his cane tightened, his hand slick with anxious perspiration.

Soon, Timothy and Ronald returned, and alongside them walked Ashley with her brother Darren and Melissa in tow.

With the Brooks family gathered, silence fell, all eyes on Vivienne and Percival.

Leopold, seeking

the announcement Vivienne was

exhaled deeply. "Vivienne, the family's all here.

fixing her gaze on Percival, her clear eyes shimmering with feigned confusion. "Mr. Wolf, am I bad at counting? It seems

could not help but chuckle at her expression, playfully pinching

are you up to? We're all quite busy,

relationship had never been overly warm, but certainly not as strained as it was

for Ashley, allowing a peaceful coexistence. But ever since Vivienne aired some family secrets about

down on them

to Baron, her stare

a finger, pointing towards the wardrobe behind Baron, "Why do I feel like there's

sweat breaking

"That's just a liquor cabinet.

theatrics?

pulled his sister back, worried

to defuse the tension, "Ashley's just suggesting the

the comments and simply looked at

approached the cabinet, dismantling

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question took Timothy

knowledge

at Ronald, who also shook his head in

the Brooks Mansion. Even if we own other properties, they're usually nearby. The

the liquor cabinet as they spoke, revealing a

members were stunned. Behind the cabinet was a solid wall; how could there

for Baron, who

dismantled plank, Leopold said, "Vivienne,

gaze on Baron and said to Leopold, "You have something quite interesting in your pocket."

What could that

did not recall having anything of

reached into his pocket, he found a brand-new

Typical Vivienne, always prepared.

in his hand