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?”

in the Hawthorn family these

she was looked down upon by Beatrice

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

who had bullied Vivienne’s

excessive patience would never earn their respect,

it was better to

keep them away

up! This isn’t your place

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

usually docile Cordelia to be so firm, and he was taken aback.

ahead! She drugged me, and you’re still on her side? I wanna see if she

and said, “Me drugging

Joseph was

no

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

wouldn’t have the guts

that would be her

was Dorian’s

been protecting her, she could still

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

with Dorian for half a month, but she had already strayed from her original intention when she first came to the Hawthorn

without any intention

changed her

affection Dorian had shown

that Vivienne was cunning. If he kept causing

no proof that Vivienne had

family was at her mercy.

him had been swirling around.

weak. He gritted his teeth and said, “You just

you going to make

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

Joseph took the antidote, he stormed off