The Million-Dollar Heart Novel Episode
Chapter 338

No sooner had Calista's words fallen than the Brooks family felt a sudden chill descend upon them. Vivienne's calm aura collapsed like a fallen soldier, and an oppressive darkness cloaked her. Carl, Kala, and Ashley felt an involuntary shiver run down their spines.

They turned to look at Judith, unable to comprehend why Calista had been appointed as Thaddeus' tutor.

They had been away from home for the last couple of days and had only returned late last night, so they were ignorant of Thaddeus' new academic arrangement.

Upon hearing this, they were taken aback.

The tension between Calista and Vivienne was palpable to anyone who saw them.

Why would the old lady add fuel to the fire by asking her to tutor Thaddeus?

Vivienne cast a cold glance at Calista, then turned her icy gaze to Judith. "Since when have I agreed to let her tutor Thaddeus?"

Judith was taken aback by Vivienne's question. She stammered, "Vivienne, didn't you ask me to find a tutor for Thaddeus?"

"I might have, but did I specify Calista?" Vivienne returned her question with an impassive expression.

"Vivienne!" Calista's patience seemed to snap. "What do you mean by that? I kindly offered to tutor your brother, and not only do you not appreciate it, but you also treat me with such disdain?! Isn't that a bit too much?!"

Vivienne turned her piercing gaze toward Calista. Her eyes were gleaming like a wolf in the darkness, instilling a fear that made Calista involuntarily shut her mouth.

Realizing that Vivienne was genuinely angry, Judith hurriedly tried to explain, "Vivienne, when I asked the maid to find a tutor, Ms. Pendleton happened to be around. She volunteered to tutor Thaddeus, and considering her impressive credentials and her reputation as a medical prodigy, I thought Thaddeus could learn a lot from her. So, I took the liberty of appointing her."

Before Vivienne could respond, Judith continued, "If you don't approve of Ms. Pendleton, I will ensure she doesn't come here tomorrow. I apologize for not considering your feelings."

She always thought that the friction between Vivienne and Calista was just a minor issue.

She never expected Vivienne to react so explosively.

Her glare was murderous. It was utterly terrifying.

She had never seen Vivienne like this before.

After a long silence, Vivienne turned to Thaddeus and softly asked, "Thaddeus, tell me, has she mistreated you?"

Thaddeus timidly raised his head while his gaze avoided Calista. He responded in a tremulous voice. "She...she's nice..."

He could not tell the truth. In reality, Calista often resorted to corporal punishment.

Instead of imparting knowledge, she kept bombarding him with questions.

If he failed to answer correctly, various forms of punishment awaited him.

Vivienne, sensing that Thaddeus was hiding something, gently reassured him. "Don't be scared, Thaddeus. Tell me if she has mistreated you. I will take care of it."

"Sis, I..." Thaddeus had been chastised several times and was now consumed by fear and trepidation.

"Is Vivienne questioning my ability?" Calista interrupted Thaddeus. "Judith entrusted Thaddeus to me, and I am committed to tutoring him well. My knowledge is more than sufficient to tutor a child.” Vivienne looked at her coldly, causing Calista to feel an inexplicable fear that rendered her speechless.

Vivienne turned back to Thaddeus. "Thaddeus, I want to hear from you."

"I..." Confused and overwhelmed, Thaddeus looked around as his voice dwindled to a whisper.

"What is this supposed to mean? Are you doubting Calista's ability?" Before Thaddeus could respond, Mila, a guest who had come for a visit, spoke up. She was clearly not happy with the situation. "Vivienne, tutoring a child isn't easy. It may seem simple, but it's quite challenging."

Mila crossed her arms defiantly. "Only Calista is capable of handling it. I doubt anyone else would be able to."

Vivienne glanced at her, then turned her gaze back to Thaddeus.

The poor boy was clearly distressed and was too intimidated to speak the truth, given the number of people present.

She leaned back in her chair, observing Mila and Calista.

Moments later, she gave the maid an order. "Fetch an exercise book from Thaddeus' room."

The maid returned quickly with an elementary mathematical Olympiad exercise book.

"If Ms. Pendleton is as competent as she claims, she should have no trouble solving these." Vivienne casually tossed the book onto the table with her gaze fixed on Calista. Calista picked up the book and flipped to the first page.

Despite her impressive academic credentials, she was unable to solve even these elementary mathematical Olympiad problems. Her face betrayed her embarrassment.

Trying to stay calm, Calista reminded herself that it was just an elementary school exercise book. It was nothing.

She opened the exercise book and glanced at the first problem.

However, after a long time, she was still unable to come up with a solution.

"The answer to the first problem is -1." Vivienne said coolly, with her gaze still fixed on Calista. "Ms. Pendleton, if you can't even solve a problem this simple, how exactly are you tutoring my brother?" "You can't even solve elementary mathematical Olympiad problems, Ms. Pendleton?" Kala, who was watching the unfolding drama with amusement, could barely contain her laughter. "I thought you were a medical prodigy. Where exactly does your genius lie?"

She had always disliked Mila and Calista. Not a day went by without these two girls, whose dreams were to marry into the Brooks and Ellington families, acting as if every man in the world should fall at their feet.

Disgusting!

Carl even wondered aloud. "Can she really be a good influence on Thaddeus? I hope she won't lead him astray."

Ashley, however, remained silent. She had a good impression of Calista and didn't want to interfere.

After seeing Vivienne pick on her daughter, Mila couldn't stand it anymore and stood up for Calista. "What's the big deal about being good at elementary school math problems?! Does that really prove anything?!"

The ridicule made Calista's face turn bright red. She had never been subjected to such humiliation. It seemed the only place she had to endure such nonsense was when she was around the Brooks family. Mila immediately took out her phone and found a set of questions from the latest international math competition. "I dare you to compete with Calista. Who do you think will answer more questions correctly?"

"Hah!" Vivienne smirked. "Sure!"

She was good at putting people in their place. After this, she'd get to the bottom of why Thaddeus was scared.

One person at a time. No one was getting away.

Everyone gathered in the living room and printed out the competition questions. "Granny, who do you think will win?" Kala asked Judith while enjoying the drama. Despite not answering, deep down, Judith felt Vivienne might have the upper hand. Mila, on the other hand, watched Calista answer the questions with full confidence.

Calista had done this set of questions before. She got 92 questions right out of 100. Now that she was doing it for the second time, she was even quicker and more accurate. Even if she didn't score a perfect score, it would still be a very high one.

No matter how smart Vivienne was, she was no match for her daughter.

However, just as Mila was feeling smug, Vivienne finished in less than fifteen minutes.

"I'm done."

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