The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

Chapter 251

A flicker of darkness passed in Calista’s eyes

Damn that Vivienne

She was always picking at her sore spots.

If she had known that Vivienne would pull out an Emperor Green worth a billion, she wouldn’t have made this plan in the first place.

Judith understanding what Vivienne meant, glanced at Calista and raised an eyebrow. “Oh? So it seems Vivienne did manage to unveil an Emperor Green, thanks to you.”

Calista’s smile was stiff “Judith, you flatter me. I can’t take the credit. It’s just that since Vivienne just returned to Rivenwood, I wanted to help as much as I could.”

Judith gave her a meaningful look and said no more.

Vivienne followed Judith inside, then turned to Thomas. “Take the stone to my room.”

“Yes. Thomas immediately ordered the large stone to be moved to Vivienne’s room.

Mila, standing nearby, concealed a smirk. She turned to Paula, feigning confusion. “Why is Vivienne moving the jade to her room? Wasn’t it bought with the Brooks family’s money?”

Paula’s face darkened. She understood what Mila meant.

Enraged, she turned to Vivienne. “Vivienne! You’re breaking the rules! You bought the jade with the Brooks family’s money, so it should belong to the family. How can you keep such a precious jade for yourself?”

raised an eyebrow. Her voice was steady as she said, “What? You want to take

I, as an elder, quarrel over something with you? Shouldn’t you willingly hand

didn’t just fall from the sky. This time you were lucky to uncover an Emperor Green with 30 million. But what if you weren’t lucky? You would have lost everything. So,

dazzling yet dangerous, like a beautiful thorny flower. She turned to Percival, her eyes teasing and her voice coy. “Tell me, do I have ‘big sucker written on my

throat. “You, Vivienne, are very pretty, and your face is very

“Then it’s strange! Why does it always seem

be heard with every breath she took. “Vivienne! Is this how you treat your elders? You not only disrespect

Scott and spoke in an ice–cold tone. “Brother, is this your precious daughter? Look at her behavior!”

frowned, his expression stern. “My daughter’s behavior is not your concern, and it’s certainly not your

she really hold onto the Emperor

I gave to Vivienne is hers to spend as she pleases. I, as her grandmother,

money. And remember, Vivienne isn’t your only granddaughter. What about Kala and

pointed at

30 million in the afternoon. Look at Ashley; she only picked out a jade worth

was a bit jealous, but she didn’t want

Vivienne had returned home, they had managed to get along well,

table with rage. “What kind of nonsense are you spouting? Have I ever treated them unfairly in all these years? Whenever

million is my compensation to her. Ashley and Kala have no complaints, but you, as an aunt, seem to have a lot

you think I’m doing this for myself? Isn’t it for our family? Without our family’s30 million, how could she have

sipped his coffee leisurely as

stunned by his gaze, and

balance, she frowned at him. “Not our family’s money?”

disdain. Vivienne had just returned home, and while Paula might have been upset with Vivienne, it was unbecoming to push her so. After all, it wasn’t easy for Vivienne to secure such a fine piece of stone, and yet Paula still wanted