The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

Chapter 230

Wasn’t this the house he used to rent for five hundred dollars a month?

How did it become Thaddeus’s?

“Did you also see Thaddeus name?” Cordelia looked up with confusion etched all over her face. I thought I was seeing things.”

The two were silent for a while, then it hit them.

Vivienne bought the house in Tranquil Estates!”

Cordelia, her eyes welling with tears, plunged into Dorian’s arms. “I knew a house for only five hundred a month in Tranquil Estates was too good to be true That girl, Vivienne.”

She felt so stupid Anyone with a grain of sense would know that a house in Tranquil Estates wouldn’t be rented out for just five hundred dollars a month. Moreover, this neighborhood had never been open to external renters.

Despite this, they had rented it at an incredibly low price.

It was Vivienne’s house.

Dorian held Cordelia as a lump began to lodge itself in his throat. He felt bad. He owed Karen and Vivienne so much, and despite his best efforts to make up for it, he kept accumulating more debt.

Tears kept streaming down Cordelia’s face. “Dorian, we can never repay Vivienne”

Dorian gently patted her head and whispered. “Then let’s just love her more in the future. I will work hard to build up my career so we can move to Rivenwood, where we can take care of her.”

“Okay” Cordelia said with a smile.

“Mom, Dad, you’re old married folks, so why are you so clingy?” Astrid joked to lighten the mood.

“Your boss gave you a week off. You’re not in a hurry to leave, are you?” Cordelia didn’t answer but glared at her.

rush.” Astrid was a bit scared when her mother

then stay home and keep me company for a few more days” Cordelia sighed.

Astrid fell silent

didn’t have to take her frustration out on her just because she missed Vivienne.

later, in Rivenwood

of the last man in black. After pushing his bulky

the sky, seemingly watching the injured girl through the

sleeve with her bloody knife, and used it to bind the wound on her arm, tying a knot with her teeth.

her teeth, she saw a flashlight darting around in the

as she spat out a mouthful of blood and headed

kidnapped, she managed to escape when her captors let their guard

run and had been relentlessly shaking off their pursuits and fighting off assassins

But she wasn’t expecting her pursuers to catch up to her so

shone ahead, and she moved slowly through the dark forest, one step at a

was unknown, and there was endless darkness behind

stop a car and escape to the city, she

contact her people

street lamps. She quickened her pace as she moved towards

forest and finally reached the road. She was about to head

she saw the black cars and the men in black

black cars, upon seeing Anna, immediately sped up

and another black car blocked her way

just when the leading black car behind her was about to intercept her, the silver car zoomed past Anna and hit the black car, flipping it

cold face in the silver car, she was

glanced at her and stepped on the gas, making the car

slowed down and

Chapter 230

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