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

long slender legs crossed. On the table in front of her was

extremely nervous. Seeing her not answering the phone, one of them gently

lips. “Sorry, I always abide by the law. I remember

were at a loss for words. They felt like crying.

was reported for theft, and it was a valuable item. They brought the

the station, the phone in the chief’s

them half

dozen calls 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

asked them to hand the phone to Vivienne, but she

bracelet. You can go home now. We have other

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

interrogation room and refuse to leave? However, the main problem was that if she insisted on not leaving, they would not be able to

At the hospital.

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

been arrested”

suddenly looked up, his eyes

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

his wheelchair

Lockwood family’s

the water Coral poured, her eyes instantly becoming

lost at all. I said that on purpose.”

of disbelief. “Why…why would