The Million-Dollar Heart (Percival and Vivienne) novel Chapter 279

Mila’s face had darkened with shame. The confident look on her face was shattered.

She couldn't keep up with Vivienne?!

How could that be possible?

Meanwhile, down in the audience, the people who had been engrossed in Vivienne's performance all simultaneously furrowed their brows.

They looked at Mila with very annoyed, even sort of disgusted, expressions.

"What the heck is Mila playing?! Couldn't she even get the first note right?"

"She's a renowned pianist, and she can't even outshine Vivienne, a country girl? What's the point of her playing at all? She should just go home, get married, and become a housewife!"

"Hurry up and get off the stage! We want to hear Vivienne!"

Everyone chattered as Mila's face slowly turned a ghastly pale.

No! She couldn't lose to Vivienne!

If she lost, how could she ever become the matriarch of the Brooks family?

How could she handle Vivienne?

She took a deep breath, tried to regain her composure, and lifted her hand to catch up with Vivienne's rhythm.

However, although she managed to keep up with the first note, she struggled a lot with everything else.

Vivienne seemed to be pressing her down, and she felt weaker and weaker as she played. She even made another mistake in the middle of the piece.

When the piece ended, Mila felt as if she were soaked in sweat.

She didn't even have a bit of strength left.

Vivienne stood up and looked down at her from a superior position. "Mila, your piano skills need more practice. As for becoming the matriarch, you might as well forget that. You’d need to practice for a hundred years just to be considered."

Mila felt even more shame now.

Although everyone knew she wanted to marry Scott, no one had ever spoken about it openly.

Vivienne not only brought it up in public but also used her piano skills to make her lose dignity.

Was she telling her not to dream of becoming the matriarch of the Brooks family?

Ridiculous!

Who was she to decide that she could not become Scott's wife?

Vivienne had no right to even speak on this!

The audience gasped in shock.

They had already seen that Vivienne was not to be messed with.

Now, they realized that not only was Vivienne intimidating, but she also had a bad temper.

She was someone who could shame you in public without a hint of remorse.

Just because she didn't want Mila to be her stepmother, she openly shamed Mila in front of all the prestigious guests.

Mila probably wanted to crawl into a hole and die right now.

As for the Brooks family, Baron and Scott watched the scene as their thoughts raced.

Scott naturally never thought of marrying Mila, but he never expected Vivienne to have such a strong reaction to the matter of Mila wanting to marry him.

"Humph!" Carl suddenly snorted coldly. "She’s just a nobody who’s trying to act important. A newly found daughter wanting to control her own father’s love life?"

He had been brooding over the fact that he had been tricked by Vivienne into bidding 12 million dollars for a worthless gemstone.

Vivienne was just as annoying as Arabella, especially in his eyes.

Moreover, he hoped that his uncle, Scott, could find a wife and start his life anew.

In terms of talent and appearance, he thought Mila was perfectly suitable.

Most importantly, Calista was excellent.

He liked to interact with excellent people, not with barbaric creatures like Vivienne.

While everyone's thoughts were drifting, Vivienne turned her head and looked at all the guests at her banquet.

"Today is my family reunion banquet. To thank the Brooks family, I plan to play a solo." She declared.

Without giving anyone a chance to refuse, she sat down again and started playing.