The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

Chapter 45

As for the engagement dowry, both families had no obections and deci64 1640 Cordelia’s suggestions. If for some reason the kids decided to call off the sang 16 personal issues, the Hawthorn family would refund the wedding gift in foll

Of course, taking a wedding gift during the engagement was a tradition on the Haysnu side.

Aside from that, the engagement banquet would be hosted by the inde’s side

The engagement banquet was kept simple. Once both families agreed on the wandean, they booked a hotel. Consider that sorted.

After Richard and his family had dinner at our place, they left,

Once they were gone, Vivienne walked up to Cordelia, her eyes silently studying her

Cordelia was a bit confused by her intense gaze and asked, “What’s up?

Vivienne pressed her lips together, not saying a word,

Seeing this, Cordelia started to panic, “Do you think the wedding gift we’re asking for is too little? Let me explain, we…

Before she could finish her sentence, Vivienne suddenly hugged her and said, “Thank yo

Cordelia was taken aback.

Ever since Vivienne returned, she had always kept her distance, rarely talking Cordelia dides expect Vivienne to suddenly hug her, she felt a bit awkward, “Why are you thanking me all of a sudden?”

Apart from her mother, Vivienne had never hugged anyone else. She pulled away from Cordelia, a bit embarrassed, and didn’t say anything else.

Dorian was equally surprised, but he quickly understood and said, “Vivienne is thanking you for treating her like your own child.”

This realization made him feel bittersweet. His beloved Vivienne had never hugged hims

before.

“Is that so?” Cordelia looked at Vivienne.

Vivienne nodded, “I’ve heard that stepmothers are usually meant

Of course 1 would treat you as my own. I’m a

smiled, “Cordelia, you’re the

sweet.” Cordelia grinning from

her stepdaughter was indeed something to be

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“Don’t worry about the wedding. I

your wedding. You don’t need to worry about this. We’ve already discussed it, your father will look for a job. If he can’t find a good one, he’ll work on a construction site. He cant make ten thousand dollars a month. You’re

Even though Dorian was from the Hawthorn family, he was willing to work

keep the money

a hurry. I’ve asked her. She said she’s not thinking about marriage

hearing this, Vivienne didn’t

was impossible for Dorian

Dorian’s job by

In the afternoon.

picked Thaddeus up from kindergarten. As the family was getting ready for dinner,

and Cordelia’s faces instantly

thinking about her drugging Vivienne made them want Arabella

be

was about to serve dinner, took the food back into

not even going to get

was thinking and said, “Our food is very simple. You’re used to the good food at the Hawthorn family, so you might not like it. That’s why we’re not

Her tone was cold.

It was clear to her that the distance

she wanted me to tell you that since the Ellington family is a wealthy family, Vivienne, as Mr. Ellington’s future wife, needs a certain level of education. She wants Vivienne to go to

were

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her to start from twelfth grade at least, to get a high school diploma. But considering Vivienne’s situation, she might not get into a good school, so Grandma is willing to pay for her to go to

and Cordelia’s faces turned

out of

already nineteen, and Beatrice wanted her to start

her to go to Cloudcrest High School, but everyone in Havenwood knew that Class Eighteen at Cloudcrest High School was a

were unruly at school, bullying the teachers was common, and no teacher

went to that class, who knows how much bullying she would have to

to worry about Vivienne anymore. I’m thinking of sending her off

but with Percival’s family coming over to ask for Vivienne’s hand, it had slipped her mind. She hadn’t even had the chance to run it by

was taken aback.