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?”

time in the

Dorian, she was looked down

had her pride, but she had

bullied Vivienne’s mother, she couldn’t hold it

patience would never earn their respect,

than enduring, it was better to

had to keep them away from

place to talk!” Joseph

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

docile Cordelia to be so firm, and

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

drugging you? Do you have any

was

no evidence.

against the wall, her arms crossed over her chest, and she said lightly, “You have no evidence that I

it were anyone else, they wouldn’t have the

causing trouble, that

was

her, she could still feel that

she hadn’t been overly

she even 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 came

the Hawthorn family without any intention of

changed

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

no proof that

the Hawthorn family was

since the banquet, rumors and scandals about the Hawthorn family and him had been swirling

teeth and said, “You just wait and see. I won’t

Dorian, “Aren’t you going

only look at Vivienne helplessly, “Vivienne…” Without making things

the antidote, he stormed off angrily.