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

announcement Vivienne was about to

here.

gaze on Percival, her clear eyes shimmering with feigned confusion. "Mr. Wolf, am I bad

help but chuckle at her expression, playfully

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

but certainly not

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

hated how Vivienne always seemed to look down on them

turned her gaze to Baron, her stare

behind Baron, "Why do

up instantly, cold sweat breaking out

just a liquor cabinet. How

the theatrics? If there's something to

sister back, worried she

defuse the tension, "Ashley's just suggesting the liquor cabinet can't be hiding someone,

ignored the comments and simply looked

immediately and approached the cabinet,

detached, "Rivenwood suburb apartment 36, South Ridge Community villa 5, East

question

knowledge

also shook his head in

in the Brooks Mansion. 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. But Baron, he knows

spoke, revealing a hidden passage. "Vivienne, there's

Brooks family members were stunned. Behind the cabinet was a

who remained as still

on a dismantled plank, Leopold said, "Vivienne, what

into a sly smile as she fixed her gaze on Baron and said to Leopold, "You have something quite interesting in your pocket."

could

did not recall having anything

pocket, he found a brand-new

Typical Vivienne, always prepared.

weighed the grenade in his hand and