The Million-Dollar Heart (Percival and Vivienne) novel Chapter 238

He walked in with his wife, Cheryl, and his eldest son, Ronald, followed by his second son, Carl. They were surprised to see Eddy kneeling before Vivienne in the living room and a furious Paula making a scene.

"What's going on?"

"Brother!" Paula cried out to Timothy as if he were her only hope, accusing Vivienne of being disrespectful. "Look at what our eldest brother has brought back. She's being so rude, and she even hit Eddy!"

Timothy's brows furrowed with displeasure. Ronald tried to intervene, but Timothy had already started scolding Vivienne. "Vivienne, you're acting out of line! Your aunt Paula may be blunt, but you can't disrespect your elders, let alone lay hands on your cousin."

Ronald and Cheryl exchanged helpless glances.

Paula had been harboring resentment toward Scott for many years. Now that she saw Scott's daughter, it was inevitable that she would vent her anger at her.

Timothy, however, was always swayed by Paula's persuasive language out of sympathy for his beloved sister.

Vivienne looked annoyed. She was about to speak but was interrupted by Percival's phone ringing.

He glanced at the caller ID and picked up the call. "Granddad."

All eyes were immediately on Percival. He held the phone out and put it on speaker mode, so everyone could hear Richard's irate voice bellowing from the phone.

"Where is my granddaughter-in-law!? You were supposed to bring Vivienne to meet me and spend some time with me. Where is she? Didn’t you come back to Rivenwood with her? At least let Vivienne come and keep me company! Why did you kidnap her?"

"I didn't kidnap her." Percival replied while looking at the Brooks family with cold eyes. "Vivienne is the daughter of the Brooks family's head, and our car was stopped in the middle of the road by his entourage."

He passed the blame to Scott without hesitation. “I accompanied Vivienne to meet her family.”

“Vivienne is Scott’s child?” Richard sounded surprised, then laughed heartily. "It seems like the Brooks family is blind. Why had they previously recognized Arabella as their own?"

The Brooks family fell silent as they began reflecting on their past mistakes.

Paula was the only one who chuckled sarcastically.

"It seems like the Brooks family doesn't welcome Vivienne." Percival sighed as his cold gaze fell on Scott. "We hadn't even had a chance to sit down before her aunt started ridiculing Vivienne for being engaged to me."

The Brooks family's faces turned pale. They knew they were in trouble.

Richard’s enraged voice echoed from the phone. “What?! My precious granddaughter-in-law is being bullied in Scott's house?!

Bring Vivienne back to our house immediately! If the Brooks family can't tolerate her, the Ellington family has plenty of space. I'd love for Vivienne to stay with us. I can't believe they have the guts to bully my granddaughter-in-law! I need to go give old Baron a piece of my mind!"

After hanging up the phone, Percival looked at Scott with a smile that wasn't quite a smile. "You heard my granddad. If your family doesn’t welcome Vivienne, don't force her to stay. I'll take her back with me."

The many members of the Brooks family looked uncomfortable. They didn't expect Percival to report this to Richard.

Timothy, guessing the gist of the situation, felt it was beneath him to apologize as the elder of the family.

"You must be Vivienne. You're very pretty." Cheryl stepped in to smooth things over, taking Vivienne's hand with a smile. "Your uncle Timothy is a bit slow. Don't mind him."

She was practically calling Timothy stupid for being easily manipulated by Paula.

Timothy opened his mouth to make his case, but Cheryl glared him down.