Chapter 263


    No sooner had Cathy finished speaking than Richard shot her a frosty look. “If you keep your mouth


    shut, no one will mistake you for a mute.”


    Cecilia’s and Nathan’s faces darkened as well, but out of respect for Vivienne''s first visit, they chose to


    keep their opinions to themselves.


    After all, they had the old man to handle the situation.


    He alone couldmand the room.


    Catching their icy nces, Cathy raised an eyebrow. “Why are you all looking at me like that? Is this


    bracelet worth more than that gemstone?”


    She turned her gaze towards Vivienne, assuming an air of superiority. “Vivienne, no offense, but you


    secretly kept the stone you won from the gemstone auction. I heard that you used Percival''s money for


    it. It''s a beautiful gemstone, so why didn''t you show it to your grandfather? That''s quite selfish of you.”


    Vivienne looked up at her, took a sip of her tea, and nonchntly asked, “Who told you I used Mr.


    Ellington''s money?”


    Cathy paused for a moment and then frowned. “Are you lying? Everyone saw Percival pay for it. What?


    You don''t want to give the stone to the Ellington family, so you''re making excuses that the money


    wasn''t Percival''s? Then who paid for the gemstone, you?”


    Before Vivienne could respond, Cathy sneered. “I don''t mean to insult you, but you should know your


    N?velDrama.Org owns ? this.


    ce. You grew up in a small town, so you''ve never seen such arge sum, let alone 30 million.”


    “30 million, huh?” Vivienne leaned back in her chair and crossed her legs. “That''s a whole lot of


    money.”


    She turned her gaze to Percival as a yful smirk appeared on her face. “Percival, how many bills


    make up 30 million?”


    Percival grinned and answered in an indulgent tone. “Quite a lot, I suppose. I''ve never counted. Would


    you like to, Vivienne?”


    Vivienne''s eyes crinkled in amusement. “No, I''m just a small-town girl. I haven''t seen much of the


    world.”


    Percival''s smile grew brighter as he took Vivienne''s hand and gazed at her with all the tenderness he


    had. “There’s no need to argue with such ignorant people. My Vivienne is a rich woman. I''ll be relying


    on you to support me.”


    These fools only saw him paying for her, but they didn''t see who was actually footing the bill.


    If they knew that she was the one with a limited-edition ck card, they might just drop dead.


    “Deal!” Vivienne''s eyes twinkled. “One bread roll a day. I''ll keep you well-fed.”


    Cathy was instantly annoyed to see Vivienne disregard her and flirt with Percival. “Vivienne, what''s with


    your attitude? I''m talking about the stone. Why are you talking about 30 million?”


    “Shut up!” Richard roared. “Vivienne won the stone because she''s capable, so why are you acting so


    jealous?”


    He then turned to Vivienne. “You know, ever since I put on this bracelet, I haven''t been able to get


    angry. It''s strange.”


    He usually had a fiery temper, but now he felt unusually calm, even when dealing with these foolish


    youngsters.


    He knew anything with the Specter Healer mark was valuable, but he never expected it to have such a


    calming effect.


    Vivienne turned to the old man and smiled. “Isn''t that a good thing? It''ll help you keep your health.”


    Richard admired the bracelet on his wrist. “This is a treasure. I need to show it off to Baron!”


    Vivienne was at a loss.


    That waspletely unnecessary.


    “Dad, how could you say that?” Cathy looked upset. “You''re showing favoritism towards Percival. He


    can spend 30 million on a woman he''s not even married to, while Paul can''t even buy a car he likes


    because you control his finances. You''re being too biased.”


    The Ellington family, although a powerful n, was under the financial control of the old man.


    Each of his sons had a five percent stake, with dividends paid out at the end of the year and a fixed


    monthly stipend of a million. Not a penny more.


    Unless there was an emergency, the old man would not give out more money.


    But Percival was different. The old man was always generous with him. Percival even spent 30 million


    this time, and he didn''t say a word.


    Anyone would feel ufortable about this.


    Moreover, the old man had previously announced that Percival would be his sessor.


    How could this be?


    The old man''s sons, even his other grandsons, were more capable than Percival.


    Even the youngest, Keh Ellington, was a three-time E-sports champion.


    Percival was a wastrel. If he took over the Ellington family, wouldn''t it lead to their downfall?


    Richard gave her a cold look. “I''m biased? How do you have the nerve to say that?”


    “Am I wrong?” Cathy retorted.


    Ryan shot her a re. “Enough! Stop talking!”


    “Why shouldn’t I?” Cathy’s emotions red up. “Dad doesn’t only have one son, and there are more


    grandsons than just Percival. Paul is older than Percival, but he hasn’t found a suitable partner yet. Has


    dad ever worried about him?


    But for Percival, Dad personally attended his engagement party in Havenwood and even gave him so


    much money for his fiancée. Have you ever considered how the rest of us feel?”


    As soon as she said this, the woman, who had remained silent from the start, suddenly interjected.


    "Cathy''s right, Dad! I don''t mind you giving Percival money, but you have to treat everyone fairly. You


    can’t just favor one over the other!"


    This was Richard’s second son, Henry Ellington''s wife, Heloise.


    She sat upright in her chair with her eyebrows slightly lifted and her tone indifferent. "If you gave


    Percival 30 million; then you have to give the same to all your grandchildren!”


    “BANG!”


    Richard mmed the table in anger. His voice was thunderous as he yelled, “What?! You all want to


    rebel?!”


    “We’re not rebelling!” Cathy stated, “We just want you to treat all the grandchildren fairly!”


    “You’re asking me for fairness?” Richard was furious, but for some reason, ever since he put on that


    bracelet, he was able to suppress his rage.


    He scanned the crowd as his gaze finally fell on Cathy. “You want me to give Paul 30 million, but I ask


    you, what makes him deserving of this money? He’s always out, messing around and making a fool of


    himself. First, he brings home Arabe,pletely tarnishing the Ellington family''s reputation. Now


    he''s involved with this Lisa, a mboyant woman who spends her days in endless revelry. What else


    does he do?"


    "I..." Cathy tried to exin, but Richard didn''t give her the chance.


    "And then there''s Earl Ellington; all he does is tinker with his damn motorcycles. Thepany


    generously gives you 50 million every year, so you can afford to waste 20 million on him. What do you


    mean by fairness?"