The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

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Chapter 20

“It’s just a small hiccup in our investment plans. As long as we prevent Arabella from marrying Percival, there will be other opportunities.”

Beatrice glanced up, her eyes full of shrewdness. She forced Vivienne to marry Percival not merely because of the Ellington family’s investment. More importantly, it was to protect Arabella.

Arabella was her carefully nurtured protégé. She had poured a lot of human and financial resources to mold Arabella into the well–known talent she was in Havenwood today. In the future, the benefits Arabella could bring to the Hawthorn family were substantial. She would never let Arabella marry Percival Therefore, even if through marriage, the benefits the Ellington family could bring to the Hawthorn family, it was just a small fry compared to Arabella, who

was a more stable investment

She was worried that the marriage contract with the Ellington family would face problems, thus she forced Vivienne to get engaged to Percival Vivienne’s theft was a disgrace to a prestigious family, and the Ellington family naturally wouldn’t want her anymore.

The engagement would naturally be cancelled, saving them the trouble of bringing Vivienne back. This was also the reason why she supported Arabella’s plan

Beatrice pondered for a moment, then said to Arabella, “Go to the media and expose this”

Arabella was startled. “But doing this will also have a big impact on our family”

The Hawthorn family’s daughter was a thief. How would outsiders view the Hawthorn family? This seemed to be a lose–lose situation.

“It’s okay, her mother took her away from our family, so we are the victims Beatrice sat on her expensive custom chair, and her eyes were showing a hint of indifference.

Arabella was stunned for a moment, then laughed. “I understand, Grandma”

Havenwood

On the table in front of her was a phone that the law enforcement officers

non–stop. The two law enforcement officers that brought her in were sweating, extremely nervous. Seeing her not answering the phone, one of them gently persuaded, “Ms. Hawthorn, this phone

abide by the law. I remember the police saying I must

officers were at a loss for words.

have any problem. Vivienne was reported for theft, and it was a valuable item. They brought the suspect back for questioning and confiscated her phone, all within normal procedures, they didn’t give Vivienne a hard time.

Vivienne back to the station, the phone in the chief’s office rang. Since Jaylan

them half to

a row, all from their superiors, all asked if they had arrested a woman named Vivienne. After telling the truth, they were severely scolded and told to let her go. But when he was

Vivienne’s situation. Their superior asked them to hand the phone to Vivienne, but she adamantly refused to answer the phone.

not steal Ms. Lockwood’s mother’s bracelet. You can go home now. We have other work to do, and it’s not very

it quite nice here, very quiet.” Vivienne leaned back in her chair and said casually, “I did steal Ms. Lockwood’s mother’s bracelet. Why don’t you check again? You

to leave? However, the main problem was that if she insisted on not leaving, they

At the hospital.

Isolde finished eating. Thomas hurried in. He glanced at Eartha and Isolde, then

been arrested”

his eyes sharp.

Hawthorn family’s young lady was taken away by the Havenwood police for stealing a fifty–dollar bracelet…

his wheelchair and left. “To the

Estates, the Lockwood family’s

of the water Coral poured, her eyes instantly becoming dark. “Coral, did Vivienne really steal your mother’s bracelet?”

I said that on

full of disbelief. “Why…why would you do that?”