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?"

closely, took a careful look and cautiously replied, "Sir, the young masters are holding

me. What's the point of having him if he can't

Henry snorted, "A child's failure to

"Crash!"

Henry felt a sudden tightness in

you the day before yesterday!" Grandpa Henry pursed his lips,

The butler, "..."

easy to replace, Luke wouldn't have had to

"Crash!"

could speak, Grandpa Henry stopped him, "Never mind, I'd better go lie down. My heart suddenly feels uneasy." The butler stood there, his own heart in

"For what?"

declared righteously, "What's wrong with a girl liking flowers? Let

tilting so far it might as well have reached the

Poor their father.

he'd have to "splurge" again. When their

he asked, "Juliette, what are you all looking

and Oliver shifted, tilting their

up at their father, Charlie pointed and whispered, "Daddy, the

at the orchid, remembered

as he came closer, he nearly choked on his

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

she was about to

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 throw it

father felt his heart bleeding, resorting to his phone for help while instructing Juliette, "Don't touch it. I'll call Luke to

it strange, "No need, Juliette can do

it out

felt as if his

He knew that flower.

hadn't been in his father's possession for three

him in their sweet, milky voices, "Daddy, aren't you calling Uncle?" Juliette answered for

she also grabbed a neighboring unflowered