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

but laugh, “You’re your father’s daughter and I’m his wife Of course 1 would treat you as my own.

“Cordelia, you’re the

Cordelia grinning from

by her stepdaughter was indeed something

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suddenly said, “Don’t worry about the wedding. I can buy my

one, he’ll work on a construction site. He cant make

from the Hawthorn family,

keep the

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

this, Vivienne didn’t say anything

it was impossible for Dorian to do heavy

should arrange 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 turned

about her drugging Vivienne

want to be too harsh. They just kept a serious

dinner,

really not even going to

thinking and said, “Our food is very simple. You’re used to the good food at the

Her tone was cold.

that the distance between her

you that since the Ellington

Cordelia were taken

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to start from twelfth grade at least, to get a high school diploma. But considering Vivienne’s situation, she might not get into

this, Dorian and Cordelia’s

was out of

Beatrice wanted her to start

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

families. They were unruly at school, bullying

who knows how much bullying she would have to

about Vivienne anymore. I’m thinking of sending

ask for Vivienne’s hand, it had slipped

taken