The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

Chapter 95

Percival shot Vivienne a glance, a flicker of light barely noticeable in his deep-set eyes.

He chuckled lightly, this little missy didn’t need his protection.

When Vivienne hung up, Cordelia asked in surprise, “Vivienne, who were you just on the phone with?”

How come she heard Vivienne say she was going to bankrupt the Hawthorn family within an

hour?

Even if the Hawthom family was in a tight spot, they wouldn’t go bankrupt just because Vivienne said so.

Was Vivienne talking out of her hat because she was mad? Or did Cordelia mishear?

“Cordellia, I feel a little hungry, anything to eat in the kitchen?” Vivienne didn’t explain, just sat leisurely on the couch. When facing Cordelia, her gaze didn’t have the same dominance as before, but rather a gentleness.

1 thought you wouldn’t be back for lunch, so I didn’t prepare anything.” Cordelia’s attention immediately shifted towards the kitchen, ‘I’ll cook up some spaghetti for you, Percival, do

you want some?”

Thanks. Cordella’ Percival nodded, sat down next to Vivienne, and gently held her hand.

Vivienne tried to pull her hand away, but he held it tight.

He also just sent a message to Thomas, asking him to cooperate at all costs in the full-scale attack on the Hawthom family.

He knew that with Vivienne’s power, she could easily defeat the Hawthorn family without his help, but as her fiancé, it was his job to protect her.

for Vivienne, thinking about all the things Arabella had done, but she felt

that during her noodle cooking,

mess

knew about Arabella accusing Vivienne of stealing credit on Twitter, she

Dorian was her son, Vivienne her granddaughter, no matter how she treated them, they couldn’t defy her, let alone threaten to

perfume formula, she

gloating, Michael suddenly called, “Mom, our perfume factory was reported

staring at Michael in shock,

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happen?”

sold her jewelry and raised five

the Hawthorn family’s perfume

tied to this perfume, Beatrice forced herself to stay calm, told Michael, “Don’t panic, I’ll call

though she said not to panic,

the number, Joseph called again, “Mom, Field Bank, Thorne Bank, Langley Bank… they had agreed to defer our loans, but suddenly changed

fainted, the Hawthorn Group was heavily in debt, they used to negotiate with the banks,

The suppliers we negotiated with are suddenly demanding we immediately settle our debts, or

we’ve always worked well together…” Beatrice could only say half a

Tranquil Estates.

sitting together at the dining table, eating spaghetti prepared by Cordelia. She looked at her phone as one news alert after another popped up: “The Daily Chemical Group of the Hawthorn family Accused of Tax

Group Daily Hygiene Products Cause

Exploits Workers,

an hour, negative news about the

away her phone without expression, her face devoid of any emotion, the bankruptcy

of one person, Arabella, led to the Hawthorn family

as Arabella and the Hawthorn family could

his slender fingers

gaze soft.

as if he was telling her, not

phone, glancing at the news

want to look, friends who knew about her relationship

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