The Million-Dollar Heart novel Chapter 263

No sooner had Cathy finished speaking than Richard shot her a frosty look. “If you keep your mouth shut, no one will mistake you for a mute.”

Cecilia’s and Nathan’s faces darkened as well, but out of respect for Vivienne's first visit, they chose to keep their opinions to themselves.

After all, they had the old man to handle the situation.

He alone could command the room.

Catching their icy glances, Cathy raised an eyebrow. “Why are you all looking at me like that? Is this bracelet worth more than that gemstone?”

She turned her gaze towards Vivienne, assuming an air of superiority. “Vivienne, no offense, but you secretly kept the stone you won from the gemstone auction. I heard that you used Percival's money for it. It's a beautiful gemstone, so why didn't you show it to your grandfather? That's quite selfish of you.”

Vivienne looked up at her, took a sip of her tea, and nonchalantly asked, “Who told you I used Mr. Ellington's money?”

Cathy paused for a moment and then frowned. “Are you lying? Everyone saw Percival pay for it. What? You don't want to give the stone to the Ellington family, so you're making excuses that the money wasn't Percival's? Then who paid for the gemstone, you?”

Before Vivienne could respond, Cathy sneered. “I don't mean to insult you, but you should know your place. You grew up in a small town, so you've never seen such a large sum, let alone 30 million.”

“30 million, huh?” Vivienne leaned back in her chair and crossed her legs. “That's a whole lot of money.”

She turned her gaze to Percival as a playful smirk appeared on her face. “Percival, how many bills make up 30 million?”

Percival grinned and answered in an indulgent tone. “Quite a lot, I suppose. I've never counted. Would you like to, Vivienne?”

Vivienne's eyes crinkled in amusement. “No, I'm just a small-town girl. I haven't seen much of the world.”

Percival's smile grew brighter as he took Vivienne's hand and gazed at her with all the tenderness he had. “There’s no need to argue with such ignorant people. My Vivienne is a rich woman. I'll be relying on you to support me.”

These fools only saw him paying for her, but they didn't see who was actually footing the bill.

If they knew that she was the one with a limited-edition black card, they might just drop dead.

“Deal!” Vivienne's eyes twinkled. “One bread roll a day. I'll keep you well-fed.”

Cathy was instantly annoyed to see Vivienne disregard her and flirt with Percival. “Vivienne, what's with your attitude? I'm talking about the stone. Why are you talking about 30 million?”

“Shut up!” Richard roared. “Vivienne won the stone because she's capable, so why are you acting so jealous?”

He then turned to Vivienne. “You know, ever since I put on this bracelet, I haven't been able to get angry. It's strange.”

He usually had a fiery temper, but now he felt unusually calm, even when dealing with these foolish youngsters.

He knew anything with the Specter Healer mark was valuable, but he never expected it to have such a calming effect.

Vivienne turned to the old man and smiled. “Isn't that a good thing? It'll help you keep your health.”

Richard admired the bracelet on his wrist. “This is a treasure. I need to show it off to Baron!”

Vivienne was at a loss.

That was completely unnecessary.