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.

who had been silently listening

by the old man himself. He’ll have far more than us in the future. It

sly smile, “Even

paused, uneasy. “What do you mean?”

clicked on a photo, and handed it to Henry, “I found this in Percival’s room. He’s investigating you! Dad, what do you

Henry stiffened.

him in jail. Or worse, he would disinherit their

furrowed eyebrows, “I’ll

Jeffrey exclaimed in

money so

for your foolish plagiarism stunt, we wouldn’t be

just hand over the money. Besides, they

have no case! They’ll find everything if they

“Honey?” Heloise sounded worried.

temporary. In the end, it’ll all come

to trust

she too nodded in

unfold, Jeffrey couldn’t help but seethe with

few words could convince his

Fiona siding with Percival and

now, he was powerless to

…

later, Calista was

Brooks called the family to

busy with Percival, playing with anime figurines with

stuck at school

had perked up considerably over the past few

announcement, Vivienne raised

welcome party

only to see Calista striding in alongside Scott, head held high like

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