The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

Chapter 17

The room fell into silence!

It took a long time for Joseph to regain his composure, and hurriedly asked, “Did you guys make a mistake? My son Andrew took the exam, not Thaddeus.”

The two teachers looked at each other, then opened the acceptance letter to check the name, and said seriously. “No mistake, Thaddeus is indeed the one who got admitted.”

After a pause, one of the teachers seemed to recall something and said, “Oh, Andrew, I remember him, he didn’t make it.”

Even though no one physically touched him, Joseph felt as if he had just been slapped across the face in public!

How painful! How embarrassing! Thaddeus was never favored in the Hawthom family, but was admitted to Imperial Blossom Nursery. What the hell?

Beatrice couldn’t hold back anymore, stood up, and asked, “Could you please double check? Thaddeus didn’t even take the exam, so how could he possibly be admitted to your school? Did you get the names mixed up?”

The two teachers, who worked at Imperial Blossom Nursery, must have had top–notch work and judgment skills. They quickly figured out what was going on and said very seriously. “Thaddeus took a special exam that the principal personally arranged for him last night. There’s no mistake with his name or the acceptance letter. Please don’t doubt our work.”

In fact, they didn’t know whether Thaddeus took the exam or not. But that was what the principal said, and the acceptance letter was personally sent by the principal. So they naturally didn’t ask any further questions

“I didn’t mean that.”

Before Beatrice could finish her sentence, the teacher asked, “Is Dorian around? Could you call him, please?”

“Why do you want that guy here? He doesn’t even live here! Joseph’s tone was quite rude

The teacher frowned but didn’t say much. Then he took out his phone and dialed the number on the list.

the teacher immediately asked, “Hello, is this Dorian? We’re here to deliver the acceptance letter. Don’t you

hearing something from the other end, the teacher replied, “Tranquil Estates

and the

be? How could they live there?

to leave. Arabella quickly stepped forward and said, “Are you going to see my parents? Can

Dorian be living in Tranquil

thought for a

But when they entered the neighborhood, her face was filled with disbelief. She could

and Cordelia, Arabella felt like her world had collapsed. Her mind was in total chaos. It wasn’t until the teachers handed over the acceptance letter and left that she regained

you living here?” Arabella couldn’t

glanced at her calmly. “We rented

after moving in, in order to prevent her coming here. They didn’t expect such an unusual situation to occur, and

is that possible? This is Tranquil Estates. They don’t

“Why not? The landlord thought we were decent people and was willing to rent us the house at a relatively low price. Is there a problem with that? Arabella, although we’re not your biological parents, we did take care of you for a few years. Can you not

turned pale. 7,1 didn’t mean that…

either. After all, she was a child they had raised. Although Arabella had disappointed

around and put away the acceptance letter. Even though it was just a kindergarten, the acceptance letter from Imperial Blossom Nursery was indeed

say anything else, he just went back to the couch and continued

watching TV, and Cordelia, after tidying things up, went

warmth. This was the kind of family life she had always envied. When

lightly, walked over to the couch, and sat down, speaking softly, “Dad, Thaddeus got into Imperial Blossom Nursery. I should be happy for you, but have

his cup paused, then he looked up at her and asked, “What

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sweet and sensible act. To ensure Thaddeus‘ education is funded and stable, you should agree to the marriage with