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.

urgent knocking interrupted Vivienne’s thoughts. She opened the door, only to see Beatrice barging in with a bunch of

squeezed into the small living room, including Beatrice’s eldest son, youngest son’s

especially when they saw Vivienne, as if they couldn’t

engagement with the Ellington family? You’ungrateful child! Do you even care

and blurry eyes almost spit fire. She couldn’t believe that Vivienne

call she wouldn’t eve

didn’t care, as long

her. She stared at

behind him and spoke with a stern expression. “If you have a problem, take it

one 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 Ellington family, the Hawthorn

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

you say that about our mom? She’s doing this for

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. “With her qualifications, she can only find jobs like waitressing, her future partner can

No matter how good Percival is, Vivienne won’t marry him.” “You!” Michael was so angry his face turned red. “You’re unreasonable!”

charge of this family. As the granddaughter of the Hawthorn family, Vivienne should contribute to the family. The

Vivienne let out a cold laugh, her eyes filled

like venomous snakes.

her cold gazes fixed on 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

remembered that this granny of hers never 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