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?”

having a hard time in the Hawthorn

marrying Dorian, she was looked down upon by Beatrice and

pride, but she had been

who had bullied Vivienne’s mother, she couldn’t hold it

would never earn their respect,

than enduring, it was better to

keep them away from him.

place to

Vivienne’s stepmother! I have the right to speak

docile Cordelia to be

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 away

drugging you? Do

was speechless.

had no

the wall, her arms crossed over her chest, and she said lightly, “You have no evidence that I drugged you, but I have evidence that

it were anyone else, they wouldn’t have the guts to stand here and argue with her.

trouble, that

Joseph was

protecting her, she could still feel that

she hadn’t been overly demanding of

month, but she

to the Hawthorn family without any intention of letting

changed her mind?

Dorian had shown

Vivienne was cunning. If he kept causing

that Vivienne

family was at her mercy.

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

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

Dorian, “Aren’t you going to make her give me the antidote?”

all. He could only look at Vivienne helplessly, “Vivienne…” Without making things more difficult for Joseph, Vivienne crouched down and shoved a pill into

the antidote, he stormed off angrily.