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.

at Leopold, seeking clues as to what

announcement Vivienne was about to make. After all, he was just the

exhaled deeply. "Vivienne, the family's all here. Whatever you need to say, go

fixing her gaze on Percival, her clear eyes shimmering with feigned confusion. "Mr. Wolf,

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

what are you up to? We're all quite busy, and frankly, we don't have time to watch

been overly warm, but certainly not as strained as

had not caused any trouble for Ashley, allowing a peaceful coexistence. But ever since Vivienne aired some family secrets

look down on them as if she considered herself better than

to Baron, her stare

wardrobe behind Baron, "Why

cold sweat

fear in his voice, "That's just a liquor cabinet. How could someone be

was being ridiculous. "Can you stop with the theatrics? If there's something to say, why

his sister back,

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

the comments and

understood immediately and approached the cabinet, dismantling

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direct question

had no knowledge

Ronald, who also shook

moment, Timothy replied, "The Brooks family mostly resides in the Brooks Mansion. Even if we own other properties, they're usually nearby. The houses you mentioned are unfamiliar

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

family members were stunned. Behind the cabinet was a solid wall;

around except for Baron, who remained as still as a

a dismantled plank, Leopold said,

Baron and said to Leopold,

could

not recall having anything of

when he reached into his pocket,

Typical Vivienne, always prepared.

his hand and tossed it into