The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

Chapter 224

Vivienne felt a warm surge of appreciation as she watched Astrid stand up for her.

Now that onlookers were pressing her to apologize, Calista’s face turned from red to white. She opened her mouth, but nothing came out. She knew her jealousy had gotten the better of her. She had eagerly seized an opportunity to belittle Vivienne, but now she was unwilling to apologize.

“Calista”

Just as Calista was glaring at Vivienne, refusing to back down, Mila, long noticing her absence, came looking for her, accompanied by the Brooks family.

The moment Mila made her entrance, the crowd at the venue gasped in surprise. “Oh my God, it’s Mila herself!”

“She looks so young! She’s almost fifty, but she looks like she’s in her thirties!”

“Shes so talented and beautiful its truly enviable”

Mila reveled in the compliments as she stole a glance at Scott

However, Scott, maintaining his distance, seemed indifferent to the praises. Instead, his eyes lit up when he saw Vivienne

Mila noticed Scott’s reaction and scrutinized Vivienne The young girl was beautiful and elegant.

A chill ran down Mila’s spine. She suddenly had a terrible thought

Surely. Scott wouldn’t be interested in this girl, would he?

“Ms Hawthorn Scott greeted Vivienne first

aback Was she

gave him a slight nod

also delighted to see Vivienne. She had tried to thank Vivienne several times for her past help but

refused

suspicion, Judith looked at Vivienne

responded with a cold

the Brooks family

unsure of how to

she’s Mila’s daughter Astrid, who had always admired Mila, would have

Vivienne had made

Astrid spoke politely. This man tried to sneak a knife into the concert,

even understanding the situation, just listened to this man’s side of the story and humiliated my sister. And

frowned and then turned her gaze

he would have lunged at Mila. T’m your biggest fan! I really love you! I only brought the

sleazy demeanor, attempted to smile reassuringly at him before addressing Astrid. “He’s a fan of mine. Any extreme behavior is just because

by Mila’s twisted logic She was at a loss for words.

you‘ Vivienne smirked ‘Looks like this

the theater steps, with Dorian and the others following her in solidarity.

be extreme fans with weapons at the concert and seeing how Mila defended such behavior, started to reconsider

refunds filled the air.

of the attendees were influential figures in Havenwood. Upon hearing about the potential danger, even those who had already taken their seats

an instant, two–thirds of the

two–thirds who had left, these people seemed like extreme fans who were willing