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”

the Havenwood police

her long slender legs crossed. On the table in front of her was a phone that the law enforcement officers had forcefully shoved but

her not answering

a sarcastic and confident smile showed on her lips. “Sorry, I always abide by the law. I remember the police saying I must surrender my phone

loss for words. They felt like

didn’t 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

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

them half

had arrested a woman named Vivienne. After telling the truth, they were severely scolded and told to let her go. But when he was

asked them to hand the phone to Vivienne, but she adamantly refused

officer awkwardly chuckled. “We have already investigated and found out that you did not steal Ms. 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 carry out

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 might have missed some useful evidence.”

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

At the hospital.

glanced at Eartha and

been arrested”

looked up, his eyes

was taken away by the Havenwood police for stealing a fifty–dollar bracelet… Thomas told Percival

pushed his wheelchair and left. “To the police

the Lockwood

took a sip of the water Coral poured, her eyes instantly becoming dark. “Coral,

bracelet wasn’t lost at all. I said

full of disbelief.