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.

glancing at Leopold, seeking clues

Vivienne was about to make.

family's all here. Whatever

feigned confusion. "Mr. Wolf, am I bad at counting? It seems like not everyone's present,

at her expression, playfully

to? We're all quite busy, and frankly, we don't have

but certainly

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

to look down on them

turned her gaze to Baron, her

behind Baron, "Why do

up instantly, cold sweat breaking out

just

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

quickly pulled his sister back, worried she might provoke

nervous chuckle, trying to defuse the tension, "Ashley's just suggesting the liquor cabinet

comments and simply

approached the cabinet, dismantling it

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question took Timothy

knowledge of these

who also shook

if we own other properties, they're usually nearby. The houses you mentioned are unfamiliar

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

family members were stunned. Behind the cabinet was a solid

crowded around except for Baron, who remained as still

a dismantled plank,

fixed her gaze on Baron and said to Leopold, "You have something quite interesting

could that

having anything of

reached into his pocket, he found a brand-new tear gas

Typical Vivienne, always prepared.

the grenade in his hand and tossed