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?”

time in the Hawthorn family these past few years.

after marrying Dorian, she was

but she had been

complete jerk who had bullied Vivienne’s mother, she

excessive patience would never earn their respect, but would only make things worse.

was better to break ties.

to keep them away from

up! This isn’t your place to talk!” Joseph shouted angrily.

the right to speak here!” Cordelia retorted

expected the usually docile Cordelia to be so firm, and he

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 away scot–free after the

“Me drugging you? Do you

was

no evidence.

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

were anyone else, they wouldn’t have the guts to stand here and

they weren’t causing trouble, that would be her

was Dorian’s brother.

her, she could still feel that Dorian didn’t

had been protecting her, and she hadn’t been overly demanding of the Hawthorn family

but she had already strayed from

had come to the Hawthorn family without

changed her

the affection Dorian had

also realized that Vivienne was cunning. If he kept

no proof that Vivienne

was at

the Hawthorn family and him had been swirling around. The Hawthorn family couldn’t

himself too weak. He gritted his teeth and

saying this, he glared at Dorian, “Aren’t you

Vivienne helplessly, “Vivienne…” Without

took the antidote, he stormed off