The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

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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 mother too, I

“Cordelia,

sweet.” Cordelia grinning from

by her stepdaughter was indeed something

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said, “Don’t worry about the wedding. I

he’ll work on a construction site. He cant make ten thousand dollars a month. You’re still young, you won’t get married for another two or three years at the earliest. We’ll save up to

though Dorian was from the Hawthorn

keep the money for

asked her. She said she’s not thinking about marriage yet, her boyfriend

hearing this, Vivienne didn’t say

for Dorian to do heavy

arrange Dorian’s job by tomorrow at

In the afternoon.

family was getting ready

Cordelia’s faces

drugging Vivienne made them want Arabella to

since Arabella was adopted by them, they didn’t want to be too harsh.

to serve dinner, took the food

looked upset. Was she really not even going to get a meal

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

Her tone was cold.

to her that the distance between her and Dorian’s

off her thoughts, Arabella smiled and said, “Mom, Dad, Grandma sent me. She heard. that Vivienne and Mr. Ellington are engaged and she wanted me to tell you that since the Ellington family

and Cordelia were

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from twelfth grade at least, to get a high school diploma. But

this, Dorian and Cordelia’s

out of

Beatrice wanted her to start from

High School, but everyone in Havenwood knew that Class Eighteen at

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

class, who knows how much bullying she would have to

granny not to worry about Vivienne anymore. I’m thinking of sending her off to med school,”

had this idea since the morning, but with Percival’s family coming over to ask for Vivienne’s hand, it had slipped her mind. She hadn’t

taken aback. “Med