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 to

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

family's all here. Whatever

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

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

We're all quite busy, and

overly warm, but

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

seemed to look down on them as if she considered herself better than

turned her gaze to Baron,

towards the wardrobe behind Baron, "Why do I feel

instantly, cold sweat breaking out despite

"That's just a liquor cabinet. How could someone be

the theatrics? If there's something

quickly pulled his sister back,

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

the comments and simply looked

and approached the

detached, "Rivenwood suburb apartment 36, South Ridge Community villa 5, East County Villa 17, Sovereign Community 19-3... Timothy, do any of these addresses ring

question

no knowledge

also

properties, they're usually nearby. The houses you mentioned are unfamiliar to

spoke, revealing a hidden

were stunned. Behind the cabinet was a solid

except for Baron, who remained as still as

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

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

could

not recall having anything of the

pocket, he found a brand-new tear gas

Typical Vivienne, always prepared.

weighed the grenade in his hand and tossed it