The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

Chapter 785

In Victoria's backyard.

The room was a spacious forty square meters, with two king-sized beds laid out like in a hotel double room.

Victoria and Harrison each claimed a bed, with a couple of nightstands separating them, a casual gap that nonetheless felt like a chasm.

The room was brightly lit, and as Victoria scrolled through her phone, she suddenly sat up and turned to Harrison. "Why did you help me today?"

Harrison's fingers paused on the page he was flipping, and he looked up with a bemused expression. "You're my wife, aren't you? Who else am I supposed to help, Sophie?

Let's face it, I'm your husband, at least on paper. Our interests are aligned, and besides, we're in this business deal together, right?"

The man gave a small, secretive smile, the lamplight casting twinkling stars in his eyes.

You had to admit, Harrison had a certain charm about him.

No wonder Kaitlyn was completely taken in by him back when he was just a twenty-something.

Victoria would have been defenseless too..

Lost in thought, her gaze still wary as she eyed Harrison, she quipped, "Playing the doting husband now, are we?"

"Well, now that you've seen behind the mask, what's the point in keeping it up?" Harrison's eyes returned to his book without lifting his head.

After a brief pause, he looked up again. "By the way, about Richard Ellington, I've made contact. Tomorrow, you'll meet him."

close to the Ellingtons? Does Richard know who you are? Did he not toss you out on your ear?!" She was like a

want to throw me out? I took a strand of your hair and had a little DNA testing

moon to know you're his granddaughter. Why would he turn away

been back to the Abernathy estate these past few days.

is. As long as you're Holly's daughter, he's willing to welcome you. The

now. You wouldn't want a husband who is smeared online as a homewrecker, a white lotus, now would you?" Victoria frowned and shot him a glance, suspecting that Harrison desired more than just a restoration

At the Ellington Estate.

just received a call from Percival while still

that the patriarch wanted them home for

injuries and made a quick stop at the lab before arriving

was already waiting

just Percival; nearly everyone who could make it from the Ellington family

"Vivienne!"

She hugged Vivienne's legs, pushing past Percival by more than a step. "I've missed you so much. You never

only to be playfully scolded by the approaching Percival. "Vivienne's been

cheeks. "I

you do," Percival teased, making her sound

them settle down before turning serious. "Stop your bickering. I've called you here for a reason. Holly's daughter came to see me today, and I want Percival and Vivienne to accompany me to meet her tomorrow. There's going to be a dinner after the meeting, and every member of the Ellington family should be there. That's all I

now."

briskly ascended the stairs, as if to avoid any dissent from Vivienne and the others. By the

mix of frustration and bemusement on her

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