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.

Leopold, seeking clues

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

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

chuckle at her expression, playfully pinching her

all quite busy, and frankly, we don't have time to watch

warm, but certainly not

return, she had not caused any trouble for Ashley, allowing a peaceful coexistence. But

to look down on them as if she

gaze to Baron, her

behind

straightened up instantly, cold sweat breaking

just

you stop with the theatrics? If there's something to say, why

quickly pulled his sister back, worried she might

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

and

understood immediately and approached the cabinet, dismantling

Community villa 5, East County Villa 17, Sovereign Community 19-3... Timothy, do any of these addresses

question took Timothy

no knowledge of

Ronald, who also shook his head in

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 to us." Percival smiled. "Of course, you wouldn't know. But Baron,

the liquor cabinet as they spoke, revealing a hidden passage. "Vivienne, there's a

stunned. Behind the cabinet was a solid wall; how

Baron, who remained as still as a

a dismantled plank, Leopold

into a sly smile as she fixed her gaze on Baron and

could

recall having anything of the

his pocket, he found a brand-new tear

Typical Vivienne, always prepared.

his hand