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.

seeking clues as

the announcement Vivienne was about to make. After all,

family's all here. Whatever you need to

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

at her expression, playfully pinching her cheek. "Indeed, not

frowned. "Vivienne, what are you up to? We're all quite busy, and frankly, we

had never been overly warm, but

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

to look down on them

to Baron, her

towards the wardrobe behind

straightened up instantly, cold sweat breaking out despite his

the fear in his voice, "That's just a liquor cabinet.

being ridiculous. "Can you stop with the theatrics? If there's something to say, why can't you

quickly pulled his sister back, worried she might

chuckle, trying to defuse the tension, "Ashley's just

the comments and simply looked at

understood immediately and approached the cabinet, dismantling it

Percival spoke up, his tone detached, "Rivenwood suburb apartment 36, South Ridge Community villa

question took Timothy

knowledge of these

also

Even if we own other properties, they're usually nearby. The houses you mentioned are unfamiliar to us." Percival smiled. "Of course, you wouldn't know.

dismantled the liquor cabinet as they spoke, revealing a hidden passage. "Vivienne, there's a secret

stunned. Behind the cabinet was a solid wall; how

except for Baron, who

a dismantled plank, Leopold

she fixed her gaze on Baron and said

What could

having

reached into his pocket, he found a

Typical Vivienne, always prepared.

grenade in his hand and