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 Hawthorn family these

well–off, and after marrying Dorian, she was

low status, she had her pride, but

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

never earn their respect, but would only make

than enduring, it was

to keep them away

your place to talk!” Joseph shouted angrily.

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

hadn’t expected the usually docile Cordelia to be so firm, and he was

She drugged me, and you’re still on her side? I wanna see if she can walk away scot–free after the police get involved.”

said, “Me drugging you? Do you have

Joseph was

had no

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

anyone else, they wouldn’t have the guts to

they weren’t causing trouble, that would

was Dorian’s

Dorian had always been protecting her, she could still

and she hadn’t been overly demanding

wondered, she had only been getting along with Dorian for half a month, but she had already strayed from her original intention when she first

Hawthorn family without

had changed

the affection Dorian

cunning. If he

that Vivienne had drugged him.

was

Hawthorn family and him had been swirling around. The Hawthorn family couldn’t afford another scandal.

He gritted his teeth and said, “You just wait and

“Aren’t you

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

the antidote,