The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

Chapter 1079

Chapter 1079

Outside.

Charlie and Oliver were led by Sophia into Grandpa Henry's prized greenhouse by their cousin Juliette.

Amidst the room filled with expensive plants, the two boys dared not move a muscle.

They had been here once before, when they needed to feed their newly acquired rabbit with some "grass".

That very night, their father was summoned to Grandpa's study and didn't emerge until after a stern hour-long lecture.

From then on, they knew to recognize the value of these plants and were strictly forbidden from touching them, as they were Grandpa Henry's pride and joy. Clearly, Juliette was blissfully unaware.

She moved freely around the greenhouse, turning to find the two boys frozen at the door, giving them a curious look.

"Charlie, Oliver, why aren't you moving? Grandpa's flowers are beautiful, look! I'm not stingy, come here, and I'll pick the reddest one for you."

The two boys shook their heads in terror.

They dared not.

Juliette, thinking they might run away again, plucked two flowers and stuffed them into their hands, "Here, consider the face-pinching incident forgotten. Don't be mad at me, okay?"

Charlie and Oliver's eyes widened, not at the sight of the flowers, but at the thought of Grandpa Henry's explicit instructions. Even the least expensive plant in the greenhouse was worth a year's supply of their favorite cheese sticks. Cheese sticks were their most cherished snack.

Holding these flowers... would they ever get to eat snacks again?

Grandpa Henry slowly made his way out of the room, spotting the group of kids in his greenhouse.

Just then, a flash of red caught his eye.

Grandpa Henry squinted, turning to his butler, "What are Charlie and Oliver holding in their hands?"

butler, following closely, took a careful look and cautiously replied, "Sir, the young

make it up to me. What's the point of having him if he can't even watch over a couple of kids?" The butler hesitated but decided to speak up for

"A child's failure to

"Crash!"

tightness in his

had brought you the day before yesterday!" Grandpa Henry pursed his lips, serene, "No matter, it's broken, it's broken. We'll make room for a new

The butler, "..."

were that easy to replace, Luke wouldn't have had to secure one from an

"Crash!"

stopped him, "Never mind, I'd better go lie down. My heart suddenly feels uneasy." The butler stood there, his own heart in knots. Each of

"For what?"

righteously, "What's wrong with a girl liking flowers? Let her play. How much can it possibly cost?"

so far it

Poor their father.

for a rare orchid, and now it seemed he'd have to "splurge" again. When their father caught

what are

their dad's voice, Charlie and Oliver shifted, tilting their heads to look at

father, Charlie pointed

at the orchid, remembered the most important

as he came

Juliette patiently explained, "Oliver, you're still young, let me teach you. Grass isn't valuable. Look, there's

was about

frantically, taking a deep breath to keep his voice calm for the children's sake, "Juliette, put that down for now." Innocently, Juliette asked, "Uncle, do you want

to his phone for help

strange, "No need, Juliette can do

yanking it out of the pot, roots

father felt as if his mind had snapped along with

He knew that flower.

had spent a fortune to acquire it, and it hadn't been in his father's possession for three days before it was gone.

you calling Uncle?" Juliette answered for them, "We don't need

that, she also grabbed a neighboring unflowered "weed" intending to throw it