The Million-Dollar Heart (Percival and Vivienne)
Chapter 337

With Judith's consent, under the guise of tutoring Thaddeus, Calista began to frequently visit the Brooks Mansion.

The Brooks family was somewhat surprised by her frequent visits, but out of respect for their matriarch, no one raised any objections.

"Thaddeus, could you try solving this problem?"

Calista, bored out of her mind, flipped through his textbook and tossed a workbook in front of Thaddeus.

Thaddeus was still just a kid. He was hardly capable of basic arithmetic.

After looking at the exercises in the textbook, she felt like a joke.

Here she was, a medical prodigy admired by all, teaching a child to add and subtract.

One plus one equals two; two apples plus three apples make five.

If it weren't for her ulterior motives, she would never put up with this.

"Calista." Thaddeus, holding his third-grade workbook, said uncomfortably, "I can't..."

"You're so stupid." Calista scolded him. She closed the textbook and said, "If it weren't for your sister, Vivienne, do you think you could stay in the Brooks family? You have no connection with the Brooks family. You're a mere branch member trying to climb up to the main Brooks family. It's wishful thinking!"

Thaddeus bit his lip as tears welled up in his eyes.

"You dare cry?" Calista sneered. "You're just like your sister! You're pretending to be pitiful to gain sympathy. Who do you think you're fooling? Do you think I will pity you like the Brooks family?"

As she spoke, she gave Thaddeus a pinch out of frustration. "It's all because of your sister! She stole everything that was mine! You two siblings are the same. You both deserve death!"

Thaddeus tried to dodge, but he still defended Vivienne. "My sister is not like that! You can't speak ill of my sister! She's good to me! She's good at everything!"

The more Thaddeus defended Vivienne, the angrier Calista got.

Why did everyone think Vivienne was so good? Baron and Richard were also fond of Vivienne, and Percival treated her like a treasure.

"Shut up!" Calista snapped and lost her temper.

Thaddeus stubbornly looked at her with tears streaming down his face.

"Thaddeus, come have some fruit!" Just then, Judith and a maid walked in and saw this. "What's wrong? Why is he crying?"

The maid placed a bowl of fruit on the table, and Judith quickly strode over to wipe Thaddeus' tears. "Thaddeus, tell Grandma why you are crying."

"I..."

Thaddeus was about to answer honestly when Calista glared at him sharply.

He closed his mouth in fear and turned his head away.

"The problems were too difficult." Calista quickly pretended to be considerate and answered, "Thaddeus couldn't solve them and got upset."

Judith believed her and comforted Thaddeus. "If you can't solve them, just learn slowly. Calista is very good. If you learn from her, you will succeed in your studies."

"Of course, Thaddeus is very smart and can catch up quickly. I believe he will catch up soon." Calista's gaze was threatening as she stared at Thaddeus.

"That's right! Thaddeus is Vivienne's brother, so of course he's smart!"

Judith patted Thaddeus' head. "Then study hard. Grandma will have someone prepare your favorite snacks. You can eat them after class."

Thaddeus nodded timidly, not daring to look into Judith's eyes.

Judith soon left with the maid, leaving Calista and Thaddeus alone in the room.

"Good. Just like that. If you dare tell the truth, I'll make you regret it!" Calista satisfyingly said.

Thaddeus lowered his head in fear, not daring to speak.

A few days later.

Vivienne had been busy these past few days. The investigation she and Percival had launched regarding the missing infants had yielded results.

A total of twenty infants were missing from three villages.

These three areas were remote and impoverished, and several infants missing from each. The law enforcement officers were unaware of the GTO organization and treated the cases as kidnappings. GTO was very secretive; therefore, their superiors were unaware of their activities.

Vivienne and Percival visited these three areas to get a better understanding of the situation.

They wanted to save the children, but they didn't know the exact location of GTO's base, nor did they know if they would target other areas. Most importantly, they didn't know how many infants GTO wanted to use for their virus experiments. These were all unknowns.

Currently, the only way to get some answers was to replace Mr. B.

But despite their best efforts, they had not been able to locate Mr. B.

Rowan and Ismene also tried to contact Mr. B, but he did not appear.

Therefore, the task of saving the children was handed over to Percival, who was to report to the national authorities.

After handling this matter, Vivienne returned to the Brooks Mansion.

When she arrived, it was lunchtime.

As soon as she entered, she saw Calista sitting at the dining table.

She frowned, walked over, and sat next to Thaddeus with a displeased expression.

Judith laughed. "Vivienne, we haven't seen you for a few days. Did something happen?"

Vivienne glanced at Thaddeus and replied to Judith's question. "Yes, I had some things to take care of."

As she finished speaking, she reached up to pat Thaddeus' head, but he deftly sidestepped her.

Vivienne's fingers hovered, and her voice was a soft murmur as she asked, "Thaddeus, how have you been these past few days?"

"I'm... I'm doing fine." Thaddeus' voice was so soft that Vivienne, who was sitting next to him, could barely hear him.

Vivienne glanced at him with an indecipherable gaze. She then swept her eyes over the crowd gathered at the dinner table as a cold chill emanated from her.

She looked up at Judith, her voice as cold as a winter frost. "Who has been bullying Thaddeus while I was away?"

Judith looked startled, then she quickly replied, "What are you talking about? Thaddeus is well-respected in the Brooks household. I've made that clear to everyone. No one would dare bully him." "Is that so?" Vivienne's fork clattered onto the table. "Do you think I am blind to the changes in my brother?"

The Brooks family members exchanged surprised glances.

"Vivienne, have you misunderstood something? I can assure you that no one in the Brooks household would dare bully Thaddeus." Judith said quickly.

"Assure?" Vivienne coldly looked at her. "Is your assurance worth anything?"

Judith was taken aback.

Her assurance was indeed worthless.

Despite Paula's repeated disruptions, the Brooks family, although they promised strict punishment, always ended up protecting her because she was their kin.

Just a few days ago, the Miller family unexpectedly showed up, claiming Paula had gone missing. Even though Judith had claimed to sever ties with Paula, she still sent people to search for her. Judith's gaze fell on Thaddeus. She hadn't noticed any changes in him.

From the moment Thaddeus arrived at the Brooks household, he rarely spoke and seemed afraid to interact with people.

So she didn't understand why Vivienne was so upset.

On second thought, Vivienne and Thaddeus had a close relationship. Perhaps Vivienne had noticed something that others hadn't.

After a moment's consideration, Judith proposed an idea. "Is it the tutoring? Has it been too tiring and made Thaddeus unhappy?" "Tutoring?" Vivienne asked as she furrowed her brow.

"Yes, Vivienne, I am currently Thaddeus' home tutor." Calista responded calmly, "Were you not aware?"