The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

Next to Jasper, Diana bit her lower lip in frustration.

Was Maddox being too obvious?

It was as if he were broadcasting to the world that he disliked her!

It was outrageous, completely outrageous!

Diana took several deep breaths to compose herself and turned to Vivienne with a smile. “Vivienne, I rushed over here and didn’t have time to pick up a gift for you. How about we hit the shops later, and anything you fancy, it’s on me.”

“No, that’s alright, I don’t need anything,” Vivienne replied, eager to keep her distance.

For some reason, Vivienne always felt uneasy around Diana. It was not just because Diana was adopted into the Perez family; there was something off-putting about her.

Maybe it was what people called ‘bad vibes.’

Diana moved closer, eagerly grabbing Vivienne’s hand again. “Vivienne, don’t be like that with me. Even if you’ve got everything, one more thing won’t hurt. Us girls can never have too many treats, right, Zelda?”

Zelda looked up from her book and said, “Absolutely, I’ll tag along. I always believe in the more the merrier when it comes to my closet.”

Yuri coughed, glancing at the pile of unopened shopping bags near Zelda.

Yeah, the more the merrier.

Diana forced a laugh, but with Zelda jumping in, she could not very well refuse. “Alright, let’s go together.”

While she appeared enthusiastic, Diana was fuming inside.

What was Zelda up to?

Was she worried about Vivienne going out alone with her?

Ha! The nerve, thinking she was a true Perez through and through!

Seeing Zelda on board, Vivienne had no more excuses to decline.

Percival, jingling his car keys, chimed in, “I’d be honored to chauffeur three lovely ladies today.”

Diana responded with

checking Jasper’s health, the group

an eye on your

if that happens,” Yuri muttered, shutting off the

was quite embarrassed earlier. As her brothers, try not to be

“Dad, speaking of Diana, there’s something you

“Go on.”

around your will, and there was some tampering with Willa’s paternity test. Diana was the only one who

not Diana’s meddling with the will or the

don’t get worked up. Maddox said we don’t

steadying himself. “Do you boys mean to say that Vivienne might actually be my

“Yes. Ever since I first laid eyes on Vivienne, I felt she had to be my niece. Dad,

“Right, Dad. Should we redo

decided. “Do it again, but keep it under wraps. No one at home should know, not even Zelda. Handle it discreetly in

at home, they would keep it a secret from everyone

“Alright,

Maddox stayed with Jasper, unable to shake

not particularly fond of

felt certain someone

Yuri returned from the lab with the rushed

in, the news was

report

shocked. “Impossible, Diana clearly tampered

lab, from sample collection

but then took

shouldn’t force it.” Jasper wheeled himself away. “You two

and Maddox knew Jasper’s heart

Diana really tamper with the test?” Yuri could not help

have I ever

his brother. While it was disappointing not to have Vivienne as their niece, Yuri had already come to

change how the Perez

the paternity test report that negated their

to believe

be

up out of the blue, he was convinced she simply had

was not adding up. Why did every paternity test come back