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.

room.” Linda got straight to the

this video?” Vivienne asked, matching Linda’s

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,

think your adopted sister would

Vivienne retorted

money. After all, you do have a taste for expensive

to see you tomorrow for

Vivienne decided

promptly provided her

a cautious glance at the corner of the staircase from where Felix was descending

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

across from her, Percival, glanced out the café’s window

Vivienne “She’s here.”

Arabella, dressed casually in a tracksuit

on Vivienne’s laptop screen

here?” Linda’s face paled as she saw Arabella.

chase. “I heard you have a video that you want to sell to my

same price?” Linda scoffed. “If I sell it to you, I want double. 10 million dollars or

deal!*

you

father’s name. That’s a good deed.” Linda replied coldly, with disdain in her eyes. “But selling it to you? That’s aiding and abetting. You want

really have the

was knocked out as soon as he entered

hint of unease. “Are you

money. She would probably even pay me 20

at Linda and began choking her. “You

Chapter 136

at the scene, Arabella was on top of Linda,

loudly

and

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

that had just occurred in the room had been uploaded to the

framed Dorian but also cleared Dorian

tale left the internet in a state of