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?”

been having a hard time in the Hawthorn family these

wasn’t well–off, and after marrying Dorian, she was

her pride, but she had been enduring it all for

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

realized that excessive patience would never earn their respect, but

it was better to

to keep

up! This isn’t your place

Vivienne’s stepmother! I have the right to speak here!”

be so firm, and he

police! Go ahead! She drugged me, and you’re still on her side?

drugging you? Do you have any

Joseph was

no

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

else, they wouldn’t have the guts

weren’t causing trouble, that would be her mistake.

was Dorian’s

her, she could still feel that Dorian didn’t want to

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

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

family without any intention of letting them

had changed

Dorian

realized that Vivienne was cunning. If he kept causing

proof that Vivienne had drugged him.

was

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

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

at Dorian, “Aren’t you going to make

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

antidote, he stormed