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?”

a hard time in the

family wasn’t well–off, and after marrying Dorian, she was looked down upon by Beatrice and his

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

bullied Vivienne’s mother, she couldn’t hold

moment, she realized that excessive patience would never earn their respect, but would only make things worse.

was better

to keep them away

isn’t your place to talk!”

stepmother! I have the right to

to be

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

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

Joseph was

had no evidence.

have no evidence that I drugged you, but I have evidence that you drugged

the

trouble, that would

Joseph was Dorian’s brother.

her, she could still feel that Dorian didn’t

overly demanding of the Hawthorn family because of

been getting along with Dorian for half a month, but she had already strayed from her

family without any

changed

the affection Dorian had shown her.

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

he had no proof that Vivienne had

the Hawthorn family was at her mercy.

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

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

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

could only look at Vivienne helplessly, “Vivienne…” Without making things more difficult for Joseph,

antidote, he