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?”

hard time in the Hawthorn family these past few years.

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

her low status, she had her pride, but she had

a complete jerk who had bullied Vivienne’s

she realized that excessive patience would never earn their respect,

enduring, it was

daughter had to keep them away from

isn’t your place to talk!”

to speak here!”

docile Cordelia to be so firm, and he was taken aback.

drugged me, and you’re still on her

drugging you? Do you have

was speechless.

no

chest, and she said lightly, “You have no evidence that

they wouldn’t have the guts to

causing trouble, that

was Dorian’s brother.

could still feel that Dorian didn’t want

overly demanding of the

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 to

the Hawthorn family without any

had changed her mind?

the affection Dorian had shown

but he also realized that Vivienne was cunning. If he kept

no proof that

was at her

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

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

after all. He could only look at Vivienne helplessly, “Vivienne…” Without making things

antidote,