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.”

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turned out that Percival had asked Thomas to deliver a thank–you gift that day, but something came up, and the

just returned from outside, overheard this and

the mall entrance? Did Vivienne really save that girl?

She greeted Beatrice and when she turned to see Percival, her expression froze. He was so handsome. When did

to Beatrice and asked,

them, “This is Mr. Ellington from the

changed and she looked at Percival with disdain. So this was the disabled guy. But what was the use of just being

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

brother and sister duo, one was so ugly and the

thinking, she didn’t show it on her face, “Nice meeting you,

a smile, “Arabella, I want to thank you for saving Isolde the other day. Name your

the business world 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

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. She laughed and said, “I just did what anyone would do. If anyone else had fallen ill at the entrance of the

the way, Mr.Richard, I think you might have misunderstood. I’m not

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

brought back home a few days ago.”

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for a few seconds, and his expression suddenly darkened, “Is the Hawthorn family trying to dodge the marriage agreement by using

Arabella was adopted was true, which they knew from their investigations. But they had never heard that Dorian,

necessarily want Percival to marry Arabella; he had just promised Evelyn and had been trying to make this

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

can we call her over for a chat?”