The Million-Dollar Heart (Percival and Vivienne)
Chapter 320

Vivienne tucked her hands in her pockets, casting a cheeky smile at Paul as she spoke nonchalantly, "He wants me to call off my engagement with Percival and marry him instead. He even claims that the Ellington fortune will be his."

Richard's face darkened.

Heloise and Fiona also looked grim.

Among the Ellington family tree, who wouldn't covet the Ellington inheritance?

But even if they did, they kept their ambitions hidden. Paul, on the other hand, had the audacity to claim the Ellington fortune as his own?

Did that good-for-nothing actually think he could inherit the Ellington fortune?

"You bloody nuisance!" Richard barked as he landed a few more blows on Paul. "I could tolerate your idleness, but now you dare to meddle with your cousin's love life? I'll kill you!"

Cathy quickly intervened. "Dad! You can't hit him anymore! Paul is still your oldest grandson. He's only showing his desire to support the Ellington family!"

"Hmph!" Richard slammed his cane onto the ground as his nose flared in anger. "What does he know about supporting the Ellington family?!"

Heloise watched with cold eyes and added sarcastically. "Cathy, you should rein in Paul. He's getting too bold. Our grandfather is still standing here, and he dares to utter such words? Can you imagine what he'll be like in the future?"

She glanced at Paul and sneered. "The Ellingtons are a prominent family; not anyone can simply take over. You, being the oldest, should be more careful with your words and actions."

Heloise's son, Jeffrey Ellington, snickered. "Paul, not only do you disregard us, but you also disrespect our grandfather. You're too arrogant."

Fiona stayed quiet. She was just casting a glance at Vivienne and Percival with a thoughtful look in her eyes.

She never considered Paul a threat to the Ellington fortune. He was just a waste of space in her eyes.

Her concern was Percival.

Her spies hadn't reported back yet, and Percival still stood here, unharmed.

As long as Percival lived, she could never claim the Ellington inheritance.

"Shut up! All of you!" Paul turned to his uncle's family. "Don't think I don't know what you're all planning. I'm the oldest grandson. The inheritance is mine!"

"Paul, that's too much." Heloise said coldly, "We're only speaking the truth. You did something shameful, and you still want to claim the Ellington fortune? Do you think you can handle it? Even Kenneth is better than you."

Not far away, a teenager in a tracksuit lifted his gaze. Despite his young age of eighteen, he had an air of melancholy.

Kenneth glanced at the crowd as his gaze finally landed on Vivienne. He frowned slightly, and his eyes showed his distaste. "I'm going to my room."

Without waiting for a response, he turned and left.

Everyone seemed accustomed to his attitude and didn't care whether he stayed or left.

After Kenneth left, Jeffrey snickered. "He doesn't even want to deal with you, Paul. Aside from chasing women, what else can you do?"

"Shut up!" Paul's anger flared, but he reined it in. "I don't care. Grandfather, you have to stand up for me. I admit that I want to marry Vivienne, but she did rip off my clothes. You can see my scratches. The Brooks family should take responsibility. You should make Vivienne and Percival break off their engagement!"

His real goal wasn't to argue with them today.

Even if he couldn't marry Vivienne, it would be good enough to break her engagement with Percival.

Otherwise, if Percival married Vivienne and gained the support of the Brooks family, how could he compete?

"That's unacceptable!" Heloise was the first to object. "Percival and Vivienne's engagement has been announced. It can't just be dismissed!"

Whoever Percival married didn't matter. But Paul absolutely could not marry the Brooks family's young lady.

What if Percival was appointed heir by Richard? Richard was old, and his will wasn't even written yet, so they weren't worried about Percival. But Paul was different. He was the oldest grandson.

According to the inheritance law, he would be the first to be considered.

"Heloise, this has nothing to do with you. Stay out of it." Paul said bitterly.

"How can you say it has nothing to do with us?" Heloise retorted coldly. "Anything involving the Ellington family is our business."

While Heloise and Paul argued, Richard and Percival watched them coldly.

Vivienne seemed to be enjoying the spectacle.

"Well then! You're still slandering Vivienne even now? I swear, I'll beat you to death today!" Richard picked up his cane to strike Paul yet again. "Ahh!"

Paul was yelping and trying to dodge. "Grandpa, you're being too biased! It was Vivienne who seduced me! Why won't you believe me?!" Richard didn't give a damn about his excuses. He was relentless.

Cathy watched with a broken heart. She turned her head, only to see Vivienne watching the scene with amusement. She was instantly filled with rage. "It's you! You're the one to blame!"

She pointed at Vivienne and began shouting angrily. "When your seduction failed, you dumped all the blame on Paul! You're so malicious! Richard let you into the Ellington family, but all you do is scheme. You've schemed against Percival and against Richard. Now you're targeting my son?!"

Vivienne crossed her arms and looked at the hysterical Cathy on the ground with indifference.

"There are surveillance cameras everywhere in the Ellington household." A faint smile was on her lips, but her eyes were as cold as a sharp blade, piercing Cathy's heart. "Want to take a look, Ms. Cathy?" Cathy was taken aback, and she felt a chill run down her spine. "What do you mean?"

She glared back and bit her teeth, looking slightly guilty.

"What's the point of watching the surveillance now?!" Paul retorted with little confidence. "Things have already gone this far! Are you satisfied only when it becomes more embarrassing?!"

He was as dumb as a pig. He was trying to drag Vivienne down with him in a fit of anger, forgetting that the security system of the Ellington family was extremely thorough. There were surveillance cameras everywhere around their estate.

The surveillance footage was so clear that it was like watching a movie. No corner was overlooked.

"Grandpa! Vivienne did it on purpose!" Paul complained to Richard discontentedly. "She deliberately got between me and Percival! She's trying to sow discord between us!"

Percival turned to look at him. "Sow discord?"

His voice was ice-cold as his gaze fell on him. "You think Vivienne would be interested in someone like you?"

"Yeah!" Isolde chimed in with her hands on her hips. "My sister-in-law isn't blind! Why would she choose you over my brother?!"