The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

Chapter 6

Beatrice was lounging on the living room couch, watching Dorian and the girls pack up.

Dorian glanced at Beatrice without saying a word, then led Cordelia and Vivienne to the bedroom to pack their things.. realized Arabella had tagged along.

as they entered the room, they

She looked at the simple bedroom, and a hint of discontent flashed in her eyes. However, she quickly masked her emotions and softly said, “Dad, are you really moving out? You don’t earn a whole lot every month. How’re you going to support the family? Where are you guys gonna live? Why not just listen to my grandma’s advice?”

Dorian turned his gaze to her without uttering a word.

Seeing his silence, Arabella turned to Vivienne, “Dad’s made a lot of sacrifices looking for you over the years. Now that you’re back, you’re just gonna let him live on the streets?”

Vivienne looked up, a mocking smile forming on her indifferent face.

“Why not marry Mr. Ellington? At least you’d have a secure future. If it were me, I definitely wouldn’t let dad wreck his relations with his own family because of me,” Arabella rambled on.

Vivienne flashed a faint smile, crossed her arms and replied, “You sure have a way with words, so why don’t you marry him? The Hawthorn family has taken care of you all these years. Shouldn’t you repay them?”

Arabella’s expression darkened, and while she mentally cursed Vivienne, she maintained a smile, “Too bad you’re the one engaged to Mr. Ellington. for Viv Vivienne’s smile widened. For some reason, Arabella felt a pang of anxiety. Without waiting for Vivienne to say anything, she quickly added, “If you guys are so set on this, I won’t say anything more. But Dad, grandma said if you don’t finish packing within an hour, she’ll have someone throw your stuff out.“, “I got it.” Dorian responded, not bothering to say anything more.

of stuff, and felt a bit

nodded, “Yes, that’d be

Aside from her mother and Finnian, only they would protect her like this. Vivienne bit her lip and slowly suggested, “Just pack the essentials. I have some money, we can buy a fully furnished house later, and get

just got back. We can’t use your money. Even though Havenwood isn’t as expensive as the the house. bigger cities, house prices are still high. Don’t worry about the house. We’ll rent one for now and figure out the rest later.”

your money for yourself. Don’t worry about the rest,

money through part–time jobs, but she was still

money for

already saved enough for a house, but Dorian cut her off, “But what Vivienne just said make sense. We just need to take our clothes and identification. Leave everything else. We can just rent

She didn’t have much stuff, just a few sets of clothes, her laptop and phone. She packed quickly. After a

the living

walked out with their luggage. Each of them carried a suitcase, leaving behind everything else, and left without

just fine. You guys are really something. I want to see how you’re going to survive in this city without me.”

only turned to look at her once without

the neighborhood, Dorian looked at the bustling streets and sighed, “Let’s find a hotel to stay in for the night, and I’ll go house hunting.” Vivienne nodded,

Cordelia immediately went over, “How’d

seeing my ID. I asked for the reason, and it turns out my mom said some things. She

city. With her words hanging in the air,

mom’s really pushing me into

to be so ruthless and was at