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 police station.

legs crossed. On the table in front of her was a phone that the law enforcement officers had forcefully shoved but couldn’t get

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

always abide by the law. I remember the

officers were at a loss for words. They felt like

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

the phone in the chief’s office rang. Since Jaylan wasn’t there, they

result–scared them half to death!

in 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 about to let Vivienne go, she wouldn’t leave. She just

to call their superiors and report Vivienne’s situation. Their superior asked them to

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

and said casually, “I did steal Ms. Lockwood’s mother’s bracelet. Why don’t you check again? You might have

officer didn’t know what to do. Who would stay in an interrogation room and refuse to leave? However, the main problem was that if she insisted on not leaving, they would not be able to explain to

At the hospital.

at Eartha and

been arrested”

suddenly looked up, his eyes sharp. “What

the Hawthorn family’s young lady was taken away by the Havenwood police for stealing a fifty–dollar bracelet… Thomas told Percival about the investigation.

face darkened. He pushed his wheelchair and left. “To the police station.”

the Lockwood family’s

a sip of the water Coral poured, her eyes instantly becoming dark. “Coral, did Vivienne really steal

at all. I

of disbelief.