The Million-Dollar Heart (Percival and Vivienne) novel Chapter 250

All the members of the Brooks family had their eyes wide open as they watched the Emperor Green emerge from Vivienne's raw stone.

"Did Vivienne just hit the jackpot?" Asked a shocked Ashley. "Is this rock really worth 30 million?"

"Definitely. It's worth way more than that. It's closer to a billion!" Darren was floored.

Even Carl, who had previously thought of Vivienne as a clueless newbie, was now in disbelief. How had he failed to see the potential in that stone?

Any small piece cut from it would be snatched up by high-end collectors before it could even hit the market, let alone be seen by ordinary people.

"You lost." Vivienne said to Eddy.

Eddy was too stunned to speak. He hadn't expected Vivienne to be this lucky as to actually reveal an Emperor Green.

Though his sun green stone could make a number of bracelets, it still fell short in terms of quality and color.

Calista and Jacob, too, were slowly recovering from their disbelief. They hadn't expected that the stone they casually picked out to trick Vivienne would turn out to be an Emperor Green. Not only was it intact, but it was worth at least thirty times more than what she paid for it.

Their initial plan to make Vivienne lose big time completely backfired.

Was it Vivienne's luck, or did she really know her stone and had been subconsciously playing dumb all this time?

Calista clenched her fists in frustration.

Vivienne's luck was simply too good.

When Jacob said that this black stone could yield an Emperor Green, she thought he was just fooling her, but it actually did.

Vivienne didn't care about what others thought of her. All she said to Eddy was, "Remember the bet."

Although she didn't really want to see it, others might have been interested.

Eddy's face turned sour at the reminder. What was he thinking when he made that bet?

"Don't think about skipping out." Vivienne said with a light smile. "Nobody can avoid paying their debts to me."

Her smile was faint, but it was cold and threatening.

"I keep my word!" Eddy shot Vivienne a fierce look, intending to have Barret move his stone onto a truck and leave immediately.

But Barret objected, arguing that it was far too dangerous to travel with a gemstone worth millions and a car full of vulnerable women.

After explaining the risks, Eddy had no choice but to call for a security team to escort them back.

Vivienne left in Percival's car.

Seeing that Vivienne had found an Emperor Green, Percival had already arranged for a security escort. They were now moving her stone outside.

"Miss Brooks! Can you cut a piece of this stone to sell to me?" A man approached her as she was about to leave.

Just like Eddy's, Vivienne's stone was tempting to many, but no one could afford to buy it all on the spot.

"I'm sorry, but I need this piece for myself." Vivienne turned them all down.

Paula and Mila, who had been in the VIP room for coffee, were just about to come in when they saw Thomas and his team moving Vivienne's stone outside.

"Oh my God, an Emperor Green!" Paula, who had some knowledge about gemstones, recognized its quality instantly.