The Million-Dollar Heart novel Chapter 274

The room was buzzing with conversation. The scales were tipping dramatically against Vivienne.

The people at this banquet were influential figures in Rivenwood. They were unaccustomed to such humiliation.

Percival surveyed the room as a storm brewed in the depths of his eyes.

Just as he was about to make a scene, a calm voice echoed from the staircase. “What exactly did I do to deserve this disrespect?”

All eyes were drawn to Vivienne. She was still in her casual attire and was strolling nonchalantly into the spotlight.

She glanced around the room. "Did I miss some sort of spectacle?"

Her appearance was like a thunderbolt. The crowd was left stunned.

She was clearly in the live video earlier, yet here she was, acting as if nothing was amiss, leaving everyone in a daze.

Before anyone could voice their confusion, the video feed shifted again.

The camera swung to the lounge, where Eddy was dressed in a designer dress. He was flushed and incoherent while seated in a chair.

Suddenly, someone burst into the room and grabbed Eddy, leading him away.

The crowd was utterly baffled.

What was happening?

Was that a kidnapping?

Why would anyone kidnap Eddy?

He was a spoiled rich kid with no money, and he certainly wasn't his father, Mark's favorite.

Even if they wanted to ransom him to Mark, he probably wouldn't pay.

“Wait! Isn’t Eddy wearing Ms. Vivienne’s dress?”

Finally, someone realized the anomaly and shouted it out.

Only then did everyone recall that, when Eddy was taken away, he was wearing a dress.

That dress had been showcased on the social media of the designer that the Brooks family had hired for this special occasion, generating a lot of envy.

So, everyone immediately recognized that Eddy was wearing the same dress from the designer’s post.

Everybody was dumbfounded, and then someone finally shouted, “So, the kidnappers were actually after Ms. Vivienne? Eddy just got caught in the crossfire?”

“Is Vivienne cursed or something? How could Eddy come to a party and end up getting kidnapped?”

The Brooks family looked on as their faces turned ashen as the murmurs continued.

Suddenly, a disgruntled voice broke through the noise.

“What the hell does Eddy getting kidnapped have to do with Vivienne? Are you people just bored?”

Everyone turned towards the source of the voice to see three girls and two boys, all around eighteen or nineteen, coming in through the door.

They gave the crowd a scathing look before heading towards Vivienne, calling out in unison, “Ms. Vivienne!”

Vivienne paused. “I thought you weren’t coming?”

For her banquet, the Brooks family had allowed her to invite her friends.

Considering her students from Class Eighteen had all performed well in their finals, she had promised to arrange a dinner with Stephen for them and invited them all to come to the banquet.

Since the new school year was about to start, the students would be in Rivenwood anyway.