The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

Chapter 10

Beatrice looked at the head of the Ellington family, Richard, in front of her, and she dared not even breathe audibly. “What brings you here out of the blue, Mr. Ellington?” she asked.

She then turned to look at Percival, who was sitting in a wheelchair, feeling nothing but scorn. What use was having the status of the Ellington family?

Percival was disabled and the future of the Ellington family wouldn’t be in his hands.

“Madam, about the marriage arrangement between our families, I hope you could give it another thought.” Richard said, sitting upright, radiating a sense of authority.

Beatrice didn’t expect the Ellington family to take this marriage arrangement so seriously that Richard himself would come. She was caught off guard, “I’m not opposed to it. It’s just that the kids aren’t on board.”

At this moment, she felt a bit miffed at Vivienne. What a clueless child. She had made the decision on his own, putting her in such a passive position in front of Richard.

“The two kids haven’t met before, so it’s normal for them not to have feelings for each other. They’ll develop a bond as they spend more time together. Don’t worry, my grandson is very caring, and he won’t let Arabella down.”

Without waiting for Beatrice to respond, Richard took out a check, “To show our sincerity, consider this 10 million dollars an investment. On the day of the engagement, we’ll give another 10 million dollars as a gift.”

Beatrice’s eyes widened, a 10 million investment plus a 10 million gift? The Ellington family was truly loaded. She was so stunned that she couldn’t speak.

Seeing her hesitation, Richard continued, “A few days ago, Arabella saved my granddaughter; she’s a savior to the Ellington family. This shows that our families are meant to be, don’t you think?”

Beatrice was taken aback, “Are you mistaken? I didn’t hear Arabella say she saved your granddaughter.”

at the mall entrance a

a thank–you gift that day, but something came up, and the

outside, overheard this and stopped in her

Vivienne really

see Percival, her

averted her eyes, then turned to Beatrice and asked, “Who

is Mr. Ellington from the Ellington family, and his

she looked at Percival with disdain. So this was the disabled guy. But

words, Arabella scoffed, the average–looking little girl at the mall

one was so ugly and

this was what Arabella was thinking, she didn’t show it on her face, “Nice meeting

replied with a smile, “Arabella, I want to thank you for

many years and naturally noticed the disdain in Arabella’s eyes. But she was Arabella, the daughter of the Hawthorn family. Even if he was a bit

Ellington family was the largest family in Rivenwood, and everything they owned was valuable. However, she quickly suppressed this thought. She didn’t want to have anything to do with Percival.

might have misunderstood.

all surprised. After a while, Leopold suddenly looked at her, “You’re not the daughter of the

by my father. My sister was only brought back home a few days ago.”

Y

suddenly darkened, “Is the Hawthorn family trying to

knew from their investigations. But they had never heard that Dorian, who had adopted Arabella, had another

had been trying to make this

narrowed slightly, his long fingers tapping on his leg. The person who had called him did sound different from Arabella.

call her over for a