The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

Chapter 415

Aaron had barely taken a few steps when he caught sight of Vivienne on Percival’s arm, accompanied by her family and Richard, heading in the opposite direction.

Frustration bubbled within him. “Weren’t we supposed to split them up from the get-go? What now?”

Equally taken aback by his grandfather’s intervention, Kenneth sighed. “The first step of the plan is a bust. What else?”

The two young men exchanged a look of mutual disdain before parting ways.

From a distance, Vivienne was surprised to see Aaron and Kenneth together.

“Are those two playing nice again?” She asked.

Percival found Aaron’s presence irritating, but he could not show it too openly, given that Aaron was a friend of Vivienne’s. Thus, he said calmly, “Who knows? Let them be.”

Vivienne did not press any further.

Richard followed the rehearsed plan to the letter, entering with Vivienne at his side, ensuring she was the center of attention.

Vivienne, albeit reluctantly, complied. After all, the birthday boy calls the shots.

While they waited, Fiona approached them.

“Grandpa, Vivienne,” she said, holding a box that contained her latest jewelry design. “Grandpa, after your speech, I hope Vivienne can wear this set to showcase it. What do you think?”

Richard’s displeasure was evident, though he remained silent.

He intended for Vivienne to be seen purely as part of his entourage, to underscore his status, not as a billboard for the company.

Fiona hastily added, “I just think the jewels would look stunning on Vivienne. That’s all.”

could not bring himself to reprimand her. “Vivienne will simply accompany me for the

no choice but to let it

combining it

first, but

Richard said, leading her into the ballroom to deliver

emerged from the shadows, his mocking gaze on Fiona. “How did that go? Got shot

“Don’t you dare

birthday gala was supposed to be an excellent opportunity that could have been used

Fiona sensed Percival was onto something. She was confident that any move

was not on taking Percival down. Instead, she aimed to cement

it’s messed with your brain. If you keep at this pace, Percival will take over the Ellington family sooner or later.

cause,’ Jeffrey had not taken him seriously. What could a good-for-nothing

had focused on battling Paul, which had left both

released, he had lost his

exhibition

Ellington family

cause? It

was all to pit him against Paul,

happen. If he did not act soon, the

to drag Percival down. At the very

chilling glance, her eyes momentarily flaring with malice before she turned away.

then walked away, leaving Jeffrey to spit after her in disdain. “Pretentious much? The Ellington family

was out

ceremonies

signaling the importance he placed on her, while even

standing in Rivenwood’s high society

families knew she

thinking of crossing Vivienne would now have to weigh their stature against

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