The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

Chapter 354

Jeffrey felt a pang of embarrassment somehow. After all, painting was his pride and joy, his claim to fame.

But now, having been publicly called out by Vivienne for plagiarism, he also faced the mortifying task of confessing this to his parents. It was the ultimate disgrace.

As Heloise and Fiona watched him with piercing gazes, Jeff’s irritation boiled over into anger, “So I copied Vivienne’s painting, then what? How was I supposed to know she was Eulalia? If I had known, I wouldn’t have copied it!”

“Plagiarism?” Heloise looked bewildered. “How did plagiarism come into this?”

She believed in her son’s talent. Though she was no art connoisseur, Jeff’s paintings were always a delight to the eye.

Jeffrey explained the whole fiasco to her.

Heloise’s brows knitted together in an instant, “It’s just a painting! Why is she being so aggressive? She’s marrying into the Ellington family, for heaven’s sake. Does making us pushovers do good to her?”

Fiona glanced at her and then settled herself on the couch, saying coolly, “I don’t know what good she wants get. But we must pay the money.”

Heloise was instantly resistant, “The money is ours. If we don’t want to pay, what’s she going to do? Twist our arms?”

This wasn’t just a million or two.

Handing the ten billion would leave their family penniless.

Jeffrey nodded in agreement, “Exactly! We’re not paying. What can she possibly do about it?”

Fiona’s eyes flickered with a chill. “So, you want to let them shut down the galleries?” she retorted.

“It’s just a few galleries; if they close, they close!” Judith dismissed the concern. “Worst comes to worst, I’ll just open new ones for my son!”

Fiona scoffed derisively, “Huh. If you want to see my brother ruined, then don’t pay.”

Heloise wasn’t listening. The thought of handing ten billion to someone else made her physically uncomfortable. “I don’t care; there’s no way I’m parting with that money,” she stated.

“Right, with ten billion, you could open countless galleries. I won’t let Percival and Vivienne get the best of us,” Jeffrey added.

silently listening to the conversation, cup in

old man himself. He’ll

into a sly smile, “Even if it means

“What do

this in Percival’s room. He’s investigating you! Dad, what do you think

Henry stiffened.

not hesitate to throw him in jail.

spoke slowly with furrowed eyebrows, “I’ll arrange

Jeffrey exclaimed

money so easily, what would

your foolish plagiarism stunt, we

recoiled instinctively, “I… I didn’t expect this to happen, but we also don’t need to just hand over the money. Besides, they have no proof of your misdeeds. Even if it

voice was icy, “We have no case! They’ll find everything

“Honey?” Heloise sounded worried.

worry, it’s only temporary. In the end, it’ll all come back to us.” Henry soothed

Henry long enough to

she too nodded in

unfold, Jeffrey couldn’t help but seethe

could convince his

siding with Percival

he was powerless to

…

Calista was discharged from

called the family to

playing with anime figurines

stuck at

considerably over the past few

hearing Scott’s announcement, Vivienne

party

with Thaddeus, only to see Calista striding in alongside Scott, head held high like a proud

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