The Million-Dollar Heart

Chapter 3

Dorian was about to call off the engagement with the Ellington family when a sudden ring of the doorbell interrupted him.-

Dorian and Cordelia immediately got up to answer the door. Vivienne also got up, seeing as it was basic etiquette to greet the guests.

The visitor turned out to be Arabella. Dorian and Cordelia were taken aback, and even Vivienne raised an eyebrow. Weren’t they just at the Hawthorn Mansion and here Arabella was already on their doorstep?

“Dad, Mom, I came to visit you, and also to see my sister. I brought her some clothes.” Arabella was dressed in a light–colored dress, her hair pulled to the sides, and she wore a sweet smile on her face. She had an air of refined tranquility about her.

Cordelia glanced at the bag in Arabella’s hands and her expression immediately changed. These clothes were bought by Beatrice for Arabella; many were only worn once and never again.

“You’re so considerate.” Cordelia took the bag from Arabella and casually placed it on a cabinet.

“What brought you here all of a sudden?” Dorian glanced at the bag in Arabella’s hand, and his expression turning serious.

her eyes welling up with tears, and said in an aggrieved tone, “I know you just found my sister and you want to spend more time with her. I understand

frowned, his gaze on Arabella laced with impatience. Well, here we go again. Over the years, every time she came over, she would be in tears, as if someone had mistreated her. Wasn’t she the

anyone to teach her.

help but laugh at Dorian’s comment. Dorian sure had a sense of humor.

face suddenly turned red as she lowered her head and

Ellington family. Since she looks down

engagement?” Arabella couldn’t keep up her act, her

He sure treated

Ellington family thought she was the one engaged to Percival, she had subtly expressed her reluctance to marry Percival, but Dorian had said that it wasn’t up to him

And now?–

was in a hurry to call off this engagement. How come he wasn’t

back, and I’m not going to let her get married,” Dorian said seriously, “Go tell your granny that she should stop getting any

of Vivienne’s marriage, he would make no concessions. If anyone

saying, “You don’t want the Hawthorn family to be in trouble, do you? This is the result of our grandfather’s lifetime effort. If because of you…” She didn’t

curled into a smile, “Yes, I don’t want to get

to marry that disabled Percival? She was the talented girl of Havenwood, she had made great achievements in various fields, and now she