The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

Chapter 5

Chapter 5

After hanging up the phone, Vivienne pushed open the window, staring at the blue sky outside with a cold expression. “Mom, who did you piss off?”

She left the Hawthorn family when she was only nine. All she remembered was her mother being bullied by Beatrice, but her mother always put up with it. At that time, she didn’t understand why her mother, who was clearly a smart and capable person, would be bullied and not fight back. It wasn’t until they left the Hawthorn family and found themselves pursued by various parties that she understood her mother’s mysterious Muay Thai, Her mother wasn’t ignorant of resistance, she was evading those who were after them.

Until one day, her mother received a call. She noticed her mother’s unusual expression, but due to her young age and multiple escape experiences, she thought someone was after them again.

But that night, her mother committed suicide. Her mother ended her life with a poison she developed.

Before leaving, she told Vivienne to go to the Emerald Monastery to find Finnian, to learn Muay Thai from him, and warned her not to leave the there for ten years and to hide her abilities. Her mother made a special request that after her death, she should be cremated, and there was no need to erect a tombstone.

Ten years later, she was to return to the Hawthorn family to find her father, Dorian, and fulfill her engagement with Percival.

She did everything else. The only thing she didn’t do was marry Percival.

For the past ten years, she lived in the shadow of her mother’s death, she had to seek revenge, and couldn’t let marriage hinder her. But now she found out that Percival was also involved in the events back then.

The engagement was cancelled, so to find out the truth about the past, she had to find another way.

knocking interrupted Vivienne’s thoughts. She opened the door, only to see

living room, including Beatrice’s eldest son, youngest son’s family, and

faces were filled with rage, especially when they saw Vivienne, as if they couldn’t wait to tear her to pieces.

right to break off the engagement with

and blurry eyes almost spit fire. She couldn’t believe that Vivienne would unilaterally break off the engagement. If it wasn’t for Richard’s call, she wouldn’t even know.

call she wouldn’t

to Percival was Vivienne, not Arabella. But Beatrice didn’t care, as long

She stared at Beatrice for a long moment without saying a word.

and spoke with a stern expression.

who betrayed the family. Do you know what this marriage means to the Hawthorn family?” She didn’t want Arabella to marry Percival before, but she didn’t really cancel the engagement. She just wanted to find a way that could get the Ellington family’s investment and protect Arabella. But with Vivienne’s move, if it caused the dissatisfaction of the

your pride? You look down on Vivienne, so you’re willing

say that about our mom? She’s doing this for the Hawthorn family, and besides, the Ellington family

school, right? She’s nineteen now and can’t go to college, so she can only find some lowly paid jobs to get by.” Dorian’s second brother Joseph added.

my daughter. I have the right to decide who she marries. No matter how good Percival is,

at Dorian and angrily said. “You are not in charge of this family. As the granddaughter of the Hawthorn family, Vivienne should contribute to the family. The Hawthorn family doesn’t keep freeloaders.”

Vivienne let out a cold laugh,

eyes like

Beatrice. “I’m laughing at your poor memory. It seems like I haven’t spent a penny of yours since l was born. You never raised me. Why would you expect me to

even bought her a single piece of candy. “You!” Beatrice was so angry she could hardly breathe, glaring at Vivienne with a hint of resentment. This little brat sure had a sharp tongue. “Vivienne!” Michael shouted angrily, “How can you talk to your grandmother like that? She’s your elder. Is this how your mother