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 Hawthorn

and after marrying Dorian, she was looked

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

had bullied Vivienne’s mother,

that moment, she realized that excessive patience would never

than enduring, it was better to

had to keep them away

up! This isn’t your place to talk!”

stepmother! I have the right to speak here!” Cordelia retorted sternly. “Leave my house now,

usually docile Cordelia to be so

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 scot–free after the police

drugging you? Do you have any proof?”

was speechless.

no evidence.

said lightly, “You have no evidence that I

it were anyone else, they wouldn’t have the guts to

trouble, that would be

Joseph was Dorian’s brother.

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

protecting her, and she hadn’t been overly demanding of the Hawthorn

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

Hawthorn family without any

changed her mind?

Dorian had shown her.

fuming, but he also realized that Vivienne was cunning. If he kept causing a scene, she would definitely call

he had no proof that Vivienne had

was at her mercy.

about the Hawthorn family and him had been swirling around.

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

Dorian, “Aren’t you going to

was his brother after all. He could only look at Vivienne helplessly, “Vivienne…” Without making things more difficult for Joseph, Vivienne crouched down and shoved a pill into

Joseph took the antidote, he stormed off