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 what

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

the family's all here. Whatever you need

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

at her expression,

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

warm, but certainly not as strained as

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

Vivienne always seemed to look down on them as if she considered

turned her gaze to Baron,

behind Baron,

sweat breaking out despite his

just a liquor cabinet. How could someone be in

being ridiculous. "Can you stop with the theatrics? If there's

pulled his sister back,

said with a nervous chuckle, trying to defuse the tension, "Ashley's just suggesting the

comments and

understood immediately and approached the cabinet, dismantling it

suburb apartment 36, South Ridge Community villa 5, East County Villa 17, Sovereign Community 19-3... Timothy, do any of

question took

had no knowledge

Ronald, who also shook his

Even if we own other properties, they're usually nearby. The houses you

revealing a hidden passage. "Vivienne, there's

were stunned. Behind the cabinet was a solid wall; how could

who remained as still as

plank, Leopold

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

could that

recall having anything

pocket, he found a brand-new tear gas

Typical Vivienne, always prepared.

his hand