The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

Chapter 43

Joseph was dumbstruck, staring at Vivienne without uttering a word.

She had been hiding behind the door, and he hadn’t noticed!

What did it mean that she had slipped him a aphrodisiac?

As if to answer his silent question, Vivienne’s grin widened. “What happened yesterday was payback for what you did years ago, Joseph. You weren’t wrongly accused!”

Her expression was surprisingly calm, not a trace of anger on her face.

But that made her all the more devilish.

“You!” Joseph pointed at Vivienne, “You’re,nothing but trouble!”

“Enough! Big bro!” Dorian suddenly roared. “Evelyn is your sister–in–law, and you did that to her. Now you dare to insult Vivienne. Do you think I wouldn’t cut ties with you?”

He was filled with regret.

Utter regret!

When he knew Beatrice disliked Vivienne’s mother, he had thrown himself into his work, thinking that if he tried harder, Beatrice would accept Vivienne’s mother.

As a result, he had completely neglected his family.

“Get out of my house. From now on, you’re not welcome here,” Dorian said, pointing towards the door.

He wanted to seek justice for Vivienne’s mother, but without evidence, even calling the police wouldn’t help if Joseph just denied everything.

The only thing he could do was to break off contact with Joseph.

“What do you want Vivienne to explain?” Cordelia couldn’t hold back her anger. “What about you and Emma? Vivienne ‘did drug you, but that was because you drugged her first. She was just getting back at you!”

Cordelia spoke up resolutely. “You cheated on your wife, you even have a bastard child. You did something wrong and you blame Vivienne? Where’s your dignity?”

hard time in the Hawthorn family these past

was looked

she had her pride, but she had been enduring it all for

a complete jerk who had bullied Vivienne’s mother, she couldn’t hold it in any longer.

would never earn their respect, but would only make things

than enduring, it was better to

had to keep

place to

to speak here!” Cordelia retorted sternly. “Leave my house now, or I’ll

docile Cordelia to be

he regained his senses and barked, “Call the police! Go ahead! She drugged me, and you’re still on her side? I wanna see if she can walk

smiled and said, “Me drugging you?

was

no

leaning against the wall, her arms crossed over her chest, and she said lightly, “You have no evidence that

the guts to stand here and argue with

trouble, that would

Joseph was Dorian’s brother.

still feel that Dorian didn’t want to escalate family

and she hadn’t been overly

half a month, but she had already strayed

family without any intention of letting them off easy.

changed her mind?

Dorian had

also realized that Vivienne was cunning. If he kept causing

proof that Vivienne had drugged

was at her

scandals about the Hawthorn family and him had been swirling around. The Hawthorn

found himself too weak. He gritted his teeth and said, “You just wait

Dorian, “Aren’t you going to make her give me

at Vivienne helplessly, “Vivienne…” Without making things more difficult for Joseph, Vivienne crouched down and

the antidote, he