The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

hapter 136

Vivienne paused for a moment, diligently racking her brain for any loopholes in the intricate scheme laid out before her. Suddenly, an idea struck her. She sprang to her feet and strode towards the door, bumping into Felix as she passed

Just as she was about to look up, she felt a strong pull dragging her away from Felix.

“Watch out” Percival said while holding her hand

Feliz’s gaze briefly lingered on their intertwined hands before he nodded in apology and continued on his path.

“Percival, do you have your laptop in your car? Vivienne asked abruptly

“No, it’s at home.” Percival replied, shaking his head.

“Then take me home now.” Without further explanation, Vivienne started towards the

elevator

“What happened?” Percival trailed after her with eyebrows furrowed in confusion.

Ignoring his question, Vivienne rode in silence back to Bay Estates. As soon as they entered the house, she picked up the laptop from the couch and started reviewing the surveillance footage from the motel.

After discovering that a young woman had visited the room a day before Arabella had checked in, Vivienne delved deeper into the young woman’s background. She discovered that the woman had previously installed a hidden camera in the room to catch her husband cheating. With this information in mind, Vivienne quickly dialed Matthew.

“Pass the word along. Have the police release a statement about discovering a hidden camera in the room at the motel where the incident occurred.”

Being the efficient man he was, Matthew had the news circulated within half an hour. The internet was ablaze with discussions about the hidden camera found in the room where the

assault had taken place.

The following afternoon, Vivienne received a call at school.

It was the young woman from the surveillance footage of the motel.

Linda. I have the footage from that day in the room.” Linda got straight to the point. “This video can definitely prove your father’s innocence. I’m asking for

get this video?” Vivienne asked, matching Linda’s

that room to catch my husband cheating. I forgot to remove it, and it turns out it captured your father’s incident.” After a brief pause, Linda continued, “If you don’t want the video, I’m considering

I think your adopted sister

Vivienne retorted with a cold

a taste for expensive perfumes.”

your address. Fll come to see you

Vivienne decided

provided her

corner of the staircase from where Felix was descending with a stack

did not show up at Linda’s place. Instead, she was leisurely sipping coffee at a café

Percival, glanced out the café’s

Vivienne “She’s here.”

of Arabella, dressed casually in a tracksuit and a baseball cap, entering the building where Linda

on Vivienne’s laptop screen in the

Linda’s face paled as she saw Arabella. “Get

a video that you want to

sell it to you,

deal!*

“Are you trying

If I sell the video to Vivienne, I’m helping to clear her father’s name. That’s a good deed.” Linda replied coldly, with disdain in her eyes. “But selling

really have the footage?” Arabella’s

your dad was knocked out as soon as he entered your room.” Linda

with a hint of

probably even pay me 20 million if I asked.” Linda looked

at Linda

Chapter 136

scene, Arabella was on top of Linda, choking her and demanding to

loudly for

forward and kicked Arabella

sat on the floor, stunned for a moment. Her phone buzzed with

room had been uploaded to

proved that Arabella had framed Dorian

in the tale left the internet