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?”

had been having a hard time in

was looked down upon by

pride, but she had been enduring it all for

jerk who had bullied Vivienne’s mother, she couldn’t hold

realized that excessive patience would never earn

was better to break ties.

daughter had to keep them away

isn’t your place to

to speak here!” Cordelia retorted sternly. “Leave my house

expected the usually docile Cordelia to be so

and you’re still on

suddenly smiled and said, “Me drugging you?

Joseph was speechless.

no

her arms crossed over her chest, and she said lightly, “You have no evidence that I drugged you, but I have evidence that you

anyone else, they wouldn’t have the guts to stand here

trouble, that would be

Joseph was Dorian’s brother.

been protecting her, she could still

hadn’t been overly demanding of the Hawthorn family

for half a month, but she had already strayed from her original intention when she first

the Hawthorn family without any

changed her mind?

Dorian

was fuming, but he also realized that Vivienne was cunning. If he kept causing

had no proof that Vivienne had drugged him.

family was

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

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

he glared at Dorian, “Aren’t you going to make her

helplessly, “Vivienne…” Without

took the antidote, he stormed off