The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

Chapter 37

Beatrice and Arabella were gobsmacked by this unexpected turn of events, momentarily left speechless.

They didn’t expect that Percival would play the surveillance video of a corner, where there was no camera installed.

Who the hell had set up that camera?

This was so infuriating!

However, Beatrice had no time to figure out who was behind the camera, she had to deal with the pressing issue at hand.

As Beatrice was racking her brains for a solution, someone broke the silence among the guests, “I never thought that this talented lady of Havenwood would be so cold–hearted. The adopted daughter slip drugs to Ms. Vivienne. What was she trying to do, kill Ms. Vivienne?”

“She wouldn’t dare to kill someone, but she’d dare to ruin a girl’s reputation, can’t you see that? Beatrice and Arabella were here to catch her in the act. What does that mean? Weren’t they trying to hand Ms. Vivienne over to Mr. Ellington?”

“I’ve seen a lot of the dark side of wealthy families, but this kind of cruelty is a first for me. To go to such lengths for the Ellington family’s fortune, making her own granddaughter suffer, it’s really an eye–opener for me.”

“You’re right, even though the surveillance showed that Arabella made the maid drug Ms. Vivienne, who can guarantee that Beatrice wasn’t involved? Just look at the status of the Dorian family, it’s clear that Beatrice doesn’t like Vivienne, but she also doesn’t want to give up the Ellington’s fortune, that’s why she wanted to set up her granddaughter… We should stay away from the Hawthorn family in the future, who knows when we might get framed.”

The guests had been watching the developments in silence, like spectators on the sidelines.

When the surveillance video was played, they couldn’t hold back anymore and started discussing. Their discussions were so loud that Beatrice could hear everything.

Hearing their comments, Beatrice felt a lump in her throat..

She had messed up today, and the reputation of the Hawthorn family was utterly ruined.

But she was a seasoned woman, she just took a deep breath and stepped forward, “I was the one who asked Arabella to drug Ms. Vivienne.”

far, she could only protect Arabella.

expressions that said, ‘just as

mother. You two are a disgrace to the Hawthorn family. But since your father brought you back, I’ll

at her with a blank expression,

good fortune. And originally, you were the one who was supposed to marry him. You didn’t want to get married, but you wanted Arabella to marry him. She’s still in school, how could she possibly get

couldn’t–convince you, so I had to think of this method.” Beatrice’s eyes were filled with tears, “I was wrong, I thought that if your relationship with Mr. Ellington was confirmed, you

anger, this is all my

expressed guilt while blaming Vivienne for her actions

the truth knew that she was trying to shift all

drugged her. Vivienne refused to comply and instead took action

to see it?” Vivienne didn’t get angry because

this was not something good.

said, “Quickly give the

adamant, seemingly not feeling that she did anything wrong by

still in the room, the people outside had

things

criminal offense.” Percival suddenly spoke up, his voice

Beatrice didn’t dare to

today was beyond her expectations. She was certain that Vivienne was the one who did this, but she had

Percival not being outstanding, the reputation of the Ellington family was still there. If the Ellington family found

confirmed now that Vivienne had drugged Joseph, Percival would immediately call the

stepped forward, “Sister, it was our fault for drugging you, but since you can neutralize this drug, you can also neutralize the one in Joseph. We

her

no reaction, Arabella turned to Dorian, “Dad, please talk to my sister. Joseph is in

found out it was Beatrice who had drugged Vivienne, he nearly

being a mess, he held his tongue. Arabella was begging him right now, and he