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

well–off, and after marrying Dorian, she was looked down

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

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

would never earn their respect, but would only make things worse.

enduring, it was better to break

to keep them away

place to talk!” Joseph

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

expected the usually docile Cordelia to be so firm, and he was

ahead! She drugged me, and you’re still on her side? I wanna see if she can walk away scot–free after the

“Me drugging you? Do

Joseph was

no evidence.

no evidence that I drugged you, but I have evidence

were anyone else, they wouldn’t have the

that would

Joseph was Dorian’s

always been protecting her, she could still feel that Dorian didn’t want to escalate

been overly demanding of the Hawthorn family because

only been getting along with Dorian for half a month, but she had

family without

changed her mind?

Dorian

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

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

to stand up but found himself too weak. He gritted his teeth and said, “You just wait and see. I

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

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

antidote, he stormed off angrily.