The Million-Dollar Heart (Percival and Vivienne) novel Chapter 276

Everyone turned to Fiona, looking dumbstruck.

What was going on?

Wasn't Percival Fiona's cousin?

Why was she siding with Paula against Vivienne?

Richard's face fell immediately. "Fiona, what nonsense are you talking about?"

Fiona gave them a slight smile, pulled out her phone, and played a recording.

The conversation between Paula and Stardust was clearly audible in the hall.

How Paula had bribed Stardust and planned to embarrass Vivienne at the family reunion was all revealed.

Paula's face turned pale. She never would have thought that Fiona would record her conversation with Stardust.

Especially since she had just assumed that Fiona was on her side.

Everyone was stunned.

"I can't believe Paula would be this malicious. After all, Ms. Vivienne is her niece. She even wanted to ruin her niece's banquet."

"Paula once drugged Mark to marry him, causing Mark to break up with his fiancée. She has done such things before, so it's not surprising that she would do it again.”

"I wonder what Scott is going to do. On one hand is his sister; on the other is his daughter."

Paula was both angry and anxious as she listened to the conversations around her.

She hurriedly defended herself. "It wasn't me! That's not my voice! Fiona is framing me."

"SMACK!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Baron slapped her across the face. "With such clear evidence, you’re still trying to deny it?! It seems you didn't take my warning seriously last time!"

For this banquet, they considered Vivienne's feelings and prohibited Paula from attending.

But she had sneaked in anyway.

With so many people present today, he didn't want to make a scene because of Paula.

But who would have thought that she would go as far as to drug Vivienne's dress?

Baron used all his strength in that slap, so Paula's face instantly swelled.

She covered her face, angrily saying, "Dad! Why did you hit me? I've said it wasn't me! It was obviously Vivienne harmed Eddy! You can't blame me just because of Vivienne!"

Then, Paula glared at Fiona. "Fiona is probably in cahoots with Vivienne. Who knows? This might be Richard's doing! The Ellington family wants to suppress us and the Miller families, so they made up this recording to frame me!"

Fiona laughed. "I hadn't even met Vivienne before this banquet. How could we conspire to frame you? Can you really say that? If you have doubts about this recording, you can inspect it. We, the Ellington family, don't need to bully an outsider like you."

Richard's face improved a lot after hearing the recording.

He was very satisfied with Fiona.

Compared to his other grandchildren, apart from Percival, Fiona was the one who pleased him the most.

Members of the Ellington family should present a united front.

Percival cast a deep gaze on Fiona.

Paula was somewhat flustered. How could she inspect it? That was obviously her in the recording.

If she inspected it, wouldn't she be admitting her guilt?

At that moment, Eddy was brought out from Vivienne’s dressing room by the Miller family's servant, causing Stardust's live stream to also shut down.

She was laughing, but nothing about her smile was genuine.

"No!" Paula shrieked. "Brother, you can't do this to Eddy! He's your nephew! You caused me to lose Katara, so you can't let me lose Eddy too!"

"Shut up!" Scott commanded coldly, "Because of Katara, I have been tolerating you, but that's not a reason for you to bully Vivienne again and again! You lost your daughter, so you take it out on mine? What kind of logic is that?"

He felt guilty about and responsible for Katara's loss.

Over the years, he had been secretly and openly supporting Paula, helping her resolve numerous issues. He figured that he had done enough.

"But you still owe me! I don’t care! You once promised me a favor, and I want you to let Eddy go!" Paula knew that the situation had escalated to a point where nobody would believe her innocence.

The evidence was indisputable.

If Scott were to dig deeper, he would undoubtedly find her connection to Stardust.

Instead of framing Vivienne, she decided to prioritize protecting Eddy.

Scott furrowed his brows. He had completely forgotten about the promise he made to Paula years ago.

He paused for a moment and turned to glance at Vivienne.

She was looking back at him. Her face was an unreadable mixture of smiles and seriousness.

Those crystal-clear eyes seemed capable of seeing through everything. It pierced straight into his heart, revealing his true intentions.

"Vivienne, I…."

Scott was about to speak when a few uniformed officers walked in.

They flashed their badges and continued to professionally address why they had arrived. "Eddy, we need you to come with us. There have been reports of you streaming inappropriate content. Please come with us to assist in our investigation.”