The Million-Dollar Heart (Percival and Vivienne) novel Chapter 303

Half a month had passed since the North Peak race.

Scott needed to leave town for a few days, so Vivienne decided that it was time to make her move.

She carefully calculated her timing, planning to sneak into Scott's study under the cover of night when all of the Brooks family were sound asleep. Her goal was to unlock his safe and discover its secrets. However, before she could even begin her mission, Kala turned up in her room to invite her to watch a show.

“Vivienne!” Kala was in high spirits. She pulled Vivienne towards their home theater to share a new show she was hooked on. “This show is absolutely brilliant! The chemistry between the leads is simply unparalleled!”

Vivienne didn’t know what to say.

Could she admit that she couldn't care less about TV shows?

Oblivious to Vivienne's lack of enthusiasm, Kala dragged her to the home theater regardless.

Once Kala started a show, she couldn’t stop. She discussed the plot with Vivienne until late into the night, showing no signs of fatigue.

“Look at him, Vivienne! Don’t you think the lead guy is just so handsome?!”

Vivienne glanced at the screen without much interest.

Was he handsome?

He was nothing compared to her Mr. Wolf.

While resting her chin on her palm, she barely took notice of the cliched drama on the screen, choosing instead to think of Percival, who was off somewhere.

They hardly saw each other lately. She now felt lucky to see him once every couple of weeks.

She'd grown accustomed to the feeling of having Percival around her. Once a person got used to something, it became hard to break that habit.

They continued watching the show until the wee hours of the morning. It was only around three o'clock when Kala finally felt exhausted. She rubbed her eyes as she said, “I’m so tired, Vivienne. Let’s call it a night.”

“Alright.” Vivienne stood up, preparing to return to her room.

Kala waved her off sleepily, yawning as she headed to her own room.

Vivienne first disabled the surveillance in the study, then skillfully located the safe.

The safe was exactly where it had been. There were no signs of it having been moved. It seemed Scott hadn't realized it had been tampered with.

Vivienne carefully observed the safe, then pulled a pair of tweezers from her tool kit. She was about to start working when she heard a faint noise outside.

Someone was there?

Her eyes narrowed as she grabbed her toolkit and crouched next to Scott's desk, listening to the movements outside.

The footsteps slowly approached the study, paused outside the door, and then opened it.

Vivienne held her breath, hiding her presence completely.

“Where is it?”

It was a familiar female voice.

Vivienne looked up, and her brows instantly furrowed.

Paula Brooks?

What was she doing here?

Paula didn't live at the Brooks Mansion anymore. After her previous tantrum, Baron kicked her out and banned her from returning.

It seemed that she still had the gall to sneak back into the mansion in the middle of the night and enter Scott's study.

Vivienne squinted her eyes. What was she looking for?

Noticing that Paula was approaching the desk where she was hiding, Vivienne took out a marble from her toolkit and threw it out the door.

The marble rolled quickly and hit a vase stand in the hallway, making a loud noise.

“Ah!” Paula let out a yelp of surprise, then quickly covered her mouth and started looking around in panic.

She didn't see anyone around, but her guilt added to her fear.

She had snuck back into the Brooks Mansion and was rummaging through Scott's study. If Baron or Scott found out, they'd be furious.

Paula's heart pounded like a drum in her chest as she turned and fled.