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 family these past few

after marrying Dorian, she was looked down upon by Beatrice and his brothers.

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

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

realized that excessive patience would never earn their respect, but would only make things

was better to break

had to keep them away from him.

your place to

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

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

he regained his senses and barked, “Call the police! Go ahead! She drugged me, and you’re still on her

drugging you? Do you have any

was

no evidence.

was leaning against 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

the guts to stand here

they weren’t causing trouble, that

Joseph was Dorian’s

had always been protecting her, she could still feel

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

Dorian for half a month, but she had already

had come to the Hawthorn family without any intention of letting

changed

affection Dorian had

Vivienne was cunning. If he kept causing a scene,

no proof that Vivienne had drugged

the Hawthorn family was at her

since the banquet, rumors and scandals about the Hawthorn family and him had been swirling around. The Hawthorn family couldn’t afford another scandal.

tried to stand up but found himself too weak. He gritted his teeth and said, “You just wait and see. I won’t let this go.”

Dorian, “Aren’t you going to make her give

unhappy with his attitude, but he was his brother after all. He could only look at Vivienne helplessly, “Vivienne…” Without making things more difficult for

Joseph took the antidote, he stormed off