The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

Chapter 289

From the moment Richard saw her, a wide grin spread across his face. Any discomfort he’d felt seemed to evaporate instantly “Seeing you, my dear girl, seems to chase away all my aches and pain

My dear girl, you just performed a procedure on me yesterday, and here you are checking in on me again Your thoughtfulness and kindness are unmatched. I’m truly blessed to have you as my granddaughter–in–law.”

The old man couldn’t help but sing Vivienne’s praises, making Ryan, who was standing off to the side, visibly uncomfortable Yet he kept his mouth shut

Thanks to Vivienne, he was now stuck working as a security guard at the Ellington Group, a job he found as enjoyable as a root canal

“Isn’t that the truth?” Cecilia chuckled as she took Vivienne’s hand with a sense of pride that bordered on boastful. “Percival truly hit the jackpot with you. I have no idea where his good luck comes from

Percival, who had been lingering in the crowd, cast his eyes toward Aaron, who was trailing behind Vivienne like a lost puppy

Ever since the reunion banquet, Aaron had been practically glued to Vivienne’s side How could he let a man follow his fiancée from the Brooks Mansion to the hospital?

“Vivienne Percival called out as he strode toward her With a dramatic sigh, he pulled her into his embrace Tm so tired”

With a sly smile. Vivienne replied. ‘I’ll feed you something later as a reward

Percival’s fatigue seemed to instantly evaporate.

“Enough” Baron interjected, casting a scowl at Percival This isn’t the place for public displays of affection Vivienne hasn’t even officially become your wife yet

Despite having recently undergone surgery, Richard was still full of energy. He quickly jumped to their defense “Baron, what are you implying? Are you trying to upset met Vivienne is already a part of our family. That’s a fact that no one can change. If you insist on objecting. I’m ready to fight you on this

Richard looked as though he were about to leap out of bed, so Cecilia quickly reached out to calm him “Dad, you need to take it easy You’re still recovering from your

surgery

just been operated on. He was livelier than men half his

back on track: “We’ve apprehended the person who attacked you. He ingested poison, but

lifted his gaze, adding, “Once he’s awake, we’ll know who ordered

that he was actually the target, Richard had already

trying to kill me! They were after you!” Richard’s eyes swept over the gathered crowd. “I was

who wanted to harm Percival it was someone from the

had not yet determined who was responsible, all signs pointed to someone from

Vivienne nodded “Possibly”

in the crowd, looked away to

What are you implying? Cathy snapped and crossed her arms in agitation “Are you suggesting someone among us

that Cathy’s anger was not solely directed at Vivienne but also at

been waiting on him hand and foot when he was in his wheelchair, but we all hoped he would recover soon. Don’t you dare stir up trouble and pit us against

demeanor “Vivienne was only stating that they’ve caught the person responsible for Richard’s attack. She didn’t say that

There’s no need for you to get so worked up

his implications, angrily turned

observed the exchange, taking note of everyone’s

Richard waved his hand dismissively and lay back down. “Leave the interrogation to Vivienne and Percival. The rest of you don’t need to stress over this. I trust Vivienne and Percival to bring

move “Vivienne,

irked the other members of the Ellington family. But there was nothing they could do

the room. Vivienne stepped out into the hallway to

things

the other end of the call, shook his head in frustration Nothing. They’re fearless. Each one of them

leads behind

looking Vivienne ordered, her voice ice–cold. “Don’t overlook

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