The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

Chapter 169

The moment Vivienne spoke, a hush fell over the bleachers. Everyone who heard her turned to look in her direction.

What did Vivienne just say?

Hazel almost thought she had misheard. Before she could utter a mocking retort, Helen abruptly stood up, her icy gaze fixed on Vivienne. “What did you just say?”

“I said, ‘Beyond is as wrong as falling short.” Vivienne’s long eyelashes fluttered slightly as she met Helen’s gaze and repeated her words calmly.

“What gives you, a country bumpkin, the right to judge Mike’s designs like that?” Helen’s face was a picture of outrage.

When her family, the Edwards family, initially vied for the agency rights to Mr. Mike’s brand, it was partly due to the potential profit but also because Helen was a big fan and had highly recommended it.

Helen had always been a devoted fan of Mike. She never missed a show and had collected every piece he had ever designed. In her eyes, aside from the elusive Master Charles, Mr. Mike was the most gifted fashion designer in recent years.

She was now preparing for her college entrance exams and had no plans to attend a local university. Instead, she was aiming to study abroad at Mike’s alma mater, the prestigious King’s Design Academy in Veloria.

Her dream was to become a fashion designer like Charles and Mike.

She had refrained from clashing with Vivienne due to the presence of Percival and Cecilia, not wanting to offend the Ellington family. However, hearing Vivienne belittle her idol’s designs was something she could

not tolerate.

“Have a problem?” Vivienne had the model on stage, dressed in a gown with a gradient color scheme, stop. She pointed at the large bow on her shoulder and waist and asked, “The dress already has a complex color scheme, and the hem has a complicated cake–like design. Wouldn’t it be better if the upper half was simple? Isn’t adding two large bows overdoing it?”

“What do you know?!” Helen, after seeing Mike’s design belittled by Vivienne, retorted angrily. “This is called vintage. Do you understand?”

dress. “I think Vivienne is right. The design

at Charlotte. “Don’t side with her just because she’s Percival’s fiancée and you’re trying to curry favor

willing to befriend any scum to get close

so why are you attacking me out of nowhere?!” Arabella’s eyes turned red at

bad, why don’t you try designing clothes? Why don’t you become designers? My family

Hazel was afraid of Percival and Cecilia and didn’t dare provoke Vivienne directly. But she wasn’t afraid of Charlotte. A malicious glint flashed in her eyes as she challenged her. “If you’re

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improved version. Let’s see if it’s better than Mike’s original

if she could, she wouldn’t dare risk. offending Mike by

of scissors and a sewing kit. She

Helen exclaimed in shock, reaching out to pull Vivienne away. “Get down from there! How dare

the large bow on the

Helen screamed in fury.

and yelled, “Are you insane? Why are you letting her ruin Mike’s

and could only stare at Helen

if she didn’t understand the language, she shouldn’t have let someone damage the dress she was wearing. Yet she simply stood there, allowing Vivienne to

the crowd was growing as more people were drawn by Helen’s screams. Everyone looked at

to the designer.

their eyes, Vivienne’s actions

due to Percival and Cecilia’s presence, none of

“What’s going on?”

sounded from the edge of the

to make way for Ashley and Ronald, who were accompanying Judith. Scott and Melissa followed close behind, with Beatrice and her two

clung to her arm. Her voice was tinged with panic. “You have

a designer, but he was a valued guest they had gone to great lengths

when her gaze landed on the girl wielding scissors on the

It was her!