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?”

had been having a hard time in the Hawthorn family

was looked down upon

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

Vivienne’s mother, she couldn’t hold it in any longer.

excessive patience would never earn

was better

keep them away from him.

your place to

is my house! I’m Dorian’s lawful wife! I’m Vivienne’s stepmother! I have the right to speak here!” Cordelia retorted sternly. “Leave my house now,

expected the usually docile Cordelia to be so firm,

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

smiled and said, “Me drugging you? Do you

Joseph was

had no evidence.

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

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

causing trouble, that

Joseph was

protecting her, she could still

and she hadn’t been overly demanding of the Hawthorn family because of

been getting along with Dorian for half a month, but

the Hawthorn family without any

changed her

Dorian had shown her.

If he kept

that Vivienne

the Hawthorn family was at

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

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

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

attitude, but he was his brother after all. He could only look at Vivienne helplessly, “Vivienne…” Without making things more difficult for Joseph, Vivienne crouched down and shoved

antidote, he stormed off angrily.