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

course 1 would treat you as my own.

smiled, “Cordelia, you’re

sweet.” Cordelia grinning from ear

by her stepdaughter was indeed something to be

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worry about the wedding. I can buy my

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

the Hawthorn family, he was willing to

need, keep the

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

this, Vivienne didn’t

impossible for

arrange Dorian’s job by tomorrow at the

In the afternoon.

As the family was getting

Cordelia’s faces instantly turned

drugging Vivienne made them want Arabella

didn’t want to be too harsh. They just kept

who was about to serve dinner, took the food back

really not even

to the good food at the Hawthorn family,

Her tone was cold.

fists. It was clear to her that the distance between her

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 is a wealthy family, Vivienne, as Mr. Ellington’s future

and Cordelia were taken

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from twelfth grade at least, to get a high school diploma. But considering Vivienne’s situation, she might

and Cordelia’s

out

wanted her to start from elementary

like she was paying for her to go to Cloudcrest High School, but everyone in Havenwood knew that Class Eighteen at

all from wealthy families. They were unruly at school, bullying the teachers was common, and no

that class, who knows

I’m thinking of sending her off to med school,”

since the morning, but with Percival’s family coming over to ask for Vivienne’s hand, it had slipped her

taken aback. “Med