The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

Chapter 241

Paula caught the flicker of family reunion in Mila’s sharp eyes.

1s something up? Do you two know each other?”

“We’ve crossed paths before, and there was a minor misunderstanding” Mila, having regained her composure after the initial shock, shot Vivienne a genuine smile. “I apologize for my behavior last time, Vivienne. I hope you didn’t mind.”

With that said, she quickly filled Paula in on the incident at the concert.

Being a smart woman, she knew Vivienne was Scott’s daughter. To marry Scott, she couldn’t afford to have a conflict with Vivienne. It was better to apologize first

“I don’t mind “Vivienne curved her lips into a smirk. “After all, we’re not close.”

Mila’s smile froze, her face barely maintaining its usual composure.

Paula, enraged, rebuked her. “Vivienne! This is your elder. Given the relationship between the Brooks and Clark families, you should respect her. What kind

of attitude is this?”

Vivienne’s brow twitched in irritation.

God, this woman was annoying!

“Scott, aren’t you going to do anything about your daughter? If you hadn’t prematurely left her concert in Havenwood and made her too embarrassed to return to us, she wouldn’t have been in such a rush to get to the next city. She wouldn’t have had that accident and hurt her hand, making her have to cancel the rest of her tour!” Paula spat out these accusations viciously at Scott

Hearing this. Judith and Scott felt a surge of guilt. They had indeed embarrassed Mila that day, but it was because of her outrageous behavior.

Given the long–standing relationship between the Brooks and Clark families and Mila’s regular visits to the Brooks Mansion, they should have saved her

some dignity

“Huh?” Vivienne interjected with her hands in her pockets and her eyes full of mischief. “Ms. Mila, are you too poor to afford a hotel?”

she frowned at Vivienne. “What do you mean?”

face. You had the option of staying at a hotel, but chose to rush off and ended up

guilty Judith and Scott

embarrassed to stay with them, nobody forced her to rush to the next city that

them.

with this, Mila’s face turned ashen, and a burning

was even more troublesome than

did this because the incident at her

weren’t Percival’s fiancée, she might have hired a PR team to slander her. But with Percival’s protection and knowing that Percival was Mr Percy, she

agent’s suggestion to cancel the tour under the pretense of an accident to avoid any potential backlash

Mila in just a few sentences, glared

This is my problem, so we can’t blame Scott.” Mila quickly intervened, but she still felt

Just wait!

Time will tell!

of the Brooks family. Vivienne would

sat next to Paula, attempting

mother and took

attention was focused on Percival. With a subtle smile, she said, “Mi Ellington, we

her face before quickly looking away. There was an apparent distaste in ha

are?

struggled to maintain her composure She didn’t

“Apologies I’m face blind when it

frank,

that it hurt his eyes.

at Vivienne to cleanse his

but smile Her

that moment, she

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