The Million-Dollar Heart (Percival and Vivienne) novel Chapter 271

Richard, upon witnessing this, strode forward to stand opposite Baron as he gazed at him with a burning fury.

"What's the matter?!" He roared. "My grandson wants to visit his fiancée, and you have a problem with that?! They are engaged, so it’s reasonable and legal."

This damn old codger was always causing trouble for his precious grandson.

He had even driven his grandson out of the Brooks Mansion, leaving Richard simmering with rage and resentment. Now he dared to challenge him again?

Now that Richard was around, how could he let this old curmudgeon have his way?

Baron let out a scoff. "How old is Vivienne? The games of children do not count."

"Baron, my engagement to Vivienne was agreed upon by her mother and my grandfather." Percival shot back. His thick eyebrows began to knit together in anger, and his voice became cold and unyielding.

Baron had been giving him trouble for days, and now he wanted to deny his engagement to Vivienne?

Did the Brooks family really think they held a high place in Vivienne's heart? Or did they believe he was courteous to them out of fear?

Baron was taken aback. He menacingly glared at Percival but remained silent.

Scott then gestured to Richard. "Richard, would you please join us in the drawing room for some coffee and pastries? We can discuss this matter properly tomorrow. What do you say?"

Scott spoke earnestly, like a loving father trying to make amends.

Richard grunted in response and then remained silent.

Percival glanced at him with profound eyes as the corners of his mouth curled into a cool and indifferent smile.

Scott led them to the drawing room to be seated before rushing off with Baron to attend to more of their guests.

In the hallway outside the lounge, Eddy Miller was quietly lurking in a corner. He was watching a video on his phone that showed what was going on inside the lounge.

He saw Vivienne in a T-shirt and jeans, engrossed in her phone. In front of her hung a dress specially designed for her by a renowned international designer. This dress was specially commissioned for her by the Brooks family.

The pastel-colored chiffon layers created a lavish skirt, which was adorned with diamonds. The top had a simple strapless design, accentuated with a matching belt that cinched her waist, which was topped off with a three-carat diamond embellishment. It was the epitome of luxury.

Compared to the second-hand starry skirt Arabella wore at her reunion banquet, the Brooks family's regard for Vivienne was evidently higher.

However, Vivienne seemed uninterested. She showed no inclination to try on the dress.

Not only was she not wearing the dress, but she also sent away the makeup artist and hairstylist. She sat in the lounge, barefaced and natural, refusing to doll herself up.

"Why hasn't that wench changed into her dress yet?" Eddy muttered as he began growing impatient.

Eddy's mother, Paula, installed a small camera in the lounge and tampered with the luxurious dress.

Paula had bought a colorless and odorless aphrodisiac from the black market that would cause anyone who came into contact with it to lose control and become lustful. As soon as Vivienne wore the dress, she would lose her senses and seek a man to vent her desires.