The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

Chapter 269

Caksta watched Tristan’s expression with a slight frown on her face She had a rare softness in her voice as she comforted him. “You shouldn’t linger on past events None of it was your fault It’s Arabella who should be blamed for deceiving and using you, right?

“Besides, you’ve already paid the price for your poor judgement. It wasn’t your fault. Vivienne should forgive you if she’s reasonable enough”

“Really?” Tristan gazed blankly at Calista, finding his heart fluttering no matter how he looked at her

“Absolutely Calista replied with a faint smile, her voice laced with charm. I believe Vivienne will forgive you. After all, she is your savior’s daughter, and your savior was such a good person, wasn’t she?”

With that, she left Tristan’s hospital room with her iPad, leaving him alone to contemplate

Calista had seen Vivienne’s temper and knew she wouldn’t easily forgive Tristan. So, she planted a seed in Tristan’s mind early on, aiming to create a larger nift between the two of them in the future

Although Tristan was now practically disabled, he still had some worth. If he treated Vivienne like he did Arabella, allowing Vivienne to manipulate him, Calista wouldn’t be happy

After leaving Tristan’s room, Calista didn’t return to her office Instead, she went to Paula’s room.

Inside, Mila was peeling an apple while trying to reason with Paula. I think you should stop being stubborn. Your husband, Mark Miller, has taken his illegitimate son, Aaron Miller back home How can you still stay in the hospital?”

“That bastard! I can’t believe he actually did it Paula gritted her teeth in anger

Aaron was the child of Mark and his ex–fiancée, Jasmine, whose relationship Paula had forcibly ended

of Aaron’s birth was

discovered she was pregnant. She couldn’t bear to abort the child and gave

was never kind to her. When Fleur was seven years old, she was diagnosed with leukemia and needed a bone marrow transplant Jasmine had no choice but to ask

tested himself. He also had Eddy and other members of the Miller family tested, but none matched Fleur’s marrow

actions were unethical, Jasmine begged Mark to give her another child If the child’s blood matched, she could save Fleur. Thus, Aaron

born

Fleur’s, she passed away due to

years, Jasmine developed severe depression due to the death of her daughter and committed suicide

Aaron back from abroad. Due to Paula’s strong objections, he was raised outside the family and was not recognized

took the opportunity to bring Aaron back to the Miller family

her dramatic reactions, she

Nobody else from the Miller family came,

into the Miller Mansion while she was away. He even

spectacularly But she couldn’t just stop halfway and slink

Paula the peeled apple slices. If it weren’t for her insisting on Eddy fulfilling his bet Mark wouldn’t have had an excuse.

all that damned Vivienne’s fault” Paula seethed at the mention

the company’s board of directors. But because everyone thought Mark only

led to Eddy becoming arrogant, thinking he was some kind of prodigy. He always

the family with his gemstone, he might not have gotten

privately made it hard for people to accept him as the next head of the Miller family This gave