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?”

in the Hawthorn family

well–off, and after marrying Dorian, she was

but she had been enduring it all for

Joseph, a complete jerk who had bullied Vivienne’s

patience would never earn

than enduring, it was

keep them away

up! This isn’t your place to talk!” Joseph

my house! I’m Dorian’s lawful wife! I’m Vivienne’s stepmother! I have the right to

docile Cordelia to be so

he regained his senses and barked, “Call the police! Go ahead! She drugged me, and you’re still on her side?

and said, “Me drugging you? Do you have

Joseph was

had no evidence.

have no evidence that I drugged you, but I have evidence that you drugged me. Wanna try your luck?”

they wouldn’t have the guts to stand here and argue with her.

that would be her

was

had always been protecting her, she could still feel that Dorian didn’t

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

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

to the Hawthorn family without any intention of letting them

changed her

the affection Dorian had shown

that Vivienne was cunning. If he

he had no proof that Vivienne had drugged

the Hawthorn family was at

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

weak. He gritted his teeth and said, “You just wait and see. I

he glared at Dorian, “Aren’t you going to make her give me the antidote?”

but he was his brother after all. He could only look at Vivienne helplessly, “Vivienne…” Without making things more

took the antidote, he stormed