The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

Chapter 79

The Hawthorn clan was all worked up. They had high hopes that Vivienne’s dowry would revive their family’s fortune. But who could’ve guessed that the Ellingtons only coughed up a meager 88K? How could they swallow that?

So some relatives started grumbling, “You Ellingtons are such cheapskates! Even if the Hawthoms are just regular folks, 88K as a wedding gift is way too stingy. That’s just not on!”

“Did you lower the dowry to 88K just because Percival’s leg is healed? That’s low, even for you. You were willing to give 10 million when Percival was ill. But now that his leg’s all good, you’ve slashed the dowry. That’s not right!”

Everyone was chiming in, not giving Richard a chance to get a word in edgewise.

Arabella was shocked at the 88K dowry, but secretly, she was thrilled.

So what if Vivienne was a real Hawthorn? To the Ellingtons, she was only worth 88K.

Now, with Percival’s leg healed, they cared even less about Vivienne. Looked like she still had

a shot at winning this match.

“What the heck are you all blabbing about?” Dorian snapped, “I was the one who suggested the BBK dowry. I’m not selling my daughter! 10 million dollars? I don’t need it. I just want my daughter to live happily!”

Beatrice jerked her head up and stared at him in disbelief. “You suggested it?”

Vivienne take the entire

it to you? Dream

clutched her chest. “I raised you with my own blood, sweat, and tears, and this is how you repay me? If I knew you’d be this

get that 10

ruined it

way out of line! She is your mother, and Vivienne is her granddaughter. Mom has always taken care of the family’s wedding affairs. Why didn’t you consult her on such an important matter? Do you even

the state the Hawthorn family is in? Do you want to see our family’s business go under? Dorian, how could you be

the Hawthorn family was in. They just didn’t want to air their dirty laundry in public, especially not in this setting. It would be humiliating to let everyone know

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now, they

to fight for a bigger

if they couldn’t get 10 million, a few hundred thousand or a million would do. At least it’d ease the

so why can’t I make decisions for her? A

“Vivienne is a Hawthorn; she should follow our tradition. I’m the

too much time. With all these people watching, if you keep causing a scene, I might have to ask you to leave.” Dorian

“Your words don’t count!’

had drifted away from her. Arguing with him was pointless. She

my granddaughter’s dowry. 10 million dollars. That’s what we agreed on. If you

hadn’t even opened his mouth when

Richard insisted on having their son marry Vivienne,

on an agreed-upon

million dollars. She just couldn’t stand

even sound mad. “It was your folks who first came knocking on our door for marriage. At first, I wasn’t on board with this match, but Richard was cool with it. Mr. Ellington and Vivienne were too,

long as we stuck to the marriage agreement, he’d