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

marrying Dorian, she was looked down upon by Beatrice and

her low status, she had her pride, but she had

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

excessive patience would never earn their respect, but would only make

it was better

daughter had to keep them away from him.

This isn’t your place to talk!”

Vivienne’s stepmother! I have the right to speak here!” Cordelia retorted

hadn’t expected the usually docile Cordelia to be so firm, and he

and barked, “Call the police! Go ahead! She drugged me, and you’re

smiled and said, “Me drugging you? Do you have any

Joseph was speechless.

had no

her chest, and she said lightly, “You have no evidence that I drugged

were anyone else, they wouldn’t have the

that would be

was Dorian’s brother.

still feel that Dorian didn’t

had been protecting her, and she hadn’t been overly

wondered, she had only been getting along with Dorian for half a month, but she had already strayed

family without any intention

had changed

Dorian had

but he also realized that Vivienne was cunning. If he kept causing a scene, she would

that Vivienne had drugged

family was

rumors and scandals about the Hawthorn family and him had been swirling

found himself too weak. He gritted his teeth and said, “You just wait and see. I won’t let this go.”

you going to make her give me

look at Vivienne helplessly, “Vivienne…” Without

the antidote, he stormed off angrily.