The Million-Dollar Heart

Chapter 6

Beatrice was lounging on the living room couch, watching Dorian and the girls pack up.

Dorian glanced at Beatrice without saying a word, then led Cordelia and Vivienne to the bedroom to pack their things.. realized Arabella had tagged along.

as they entered the room, they

She looked at the simple bedroom, and a hint of discontent flashed in her eyes. However, she quickly masked her emotions and softly said, “Dad, are you really moving out? You don’t earn a whole lot every month. How’re you going to support the family? Where are you guys gonna live? Why not just listen to my grandma’s advice?”

Dorian turned his gaze to her without uttering a word.

Seeing his silence, Arabella turned to Vivienne, “Dad’s made a lot of sacrifices looking for you over the years. Now that you’re back, you’re just gonna let him live on the streets?”

Vivienne looked up, a mocking smile forming on her indifferent face.

“Why not marry Mr. Ellington? At least you’d have a secure future. If it were me, I definitely wouldn’t let dad wreck his relations with his own family because of me,” Arabella rambled on.

Vivienne flashed a faint smile, crossed her arms and replied, “You sure have a way with words, so why don’t you marry him? The Hawthorn family has taken care of you all these years. Shouldn’t you repay them?”

a smile, “Too bad you’re the one engaged to Mr. Ellington. for Viv Vivienne’s smile widened. For some reason, Arabella felt a pang of anxiety. Without waiting for Vivienne to say anything, she quickly added, “If you guys are so set on this, I won’t say anything more. But Dad, grandma said if you don’t finish

the room full of stuff, and felt a bit worried, “With so much stuff, we definitely won’t finish packing in an hour. Should I call some

that’d

bit her lip and slowly suggested,

as the the house. bigger cities, house prices

worry about the rest, Dorian

she was still willing to offer

money for

Dorian cut her off, “But what Vivienne just said make sense. We just need to take our clothes and identification. Leave everything else. We can just rent a

pack. She didn’t have much stuff, just a few sets of clothes, her laptop and phone. She

the living

was waiting for Dorian’s family to admit their mistakes to her, but to her surprise, after a long wait, they walked out

guys are really something. I want to see how you’re going

look at her once without

stay in for the night, and I’ll go house hunting.” Vivienne nodded, and they checked into a nearby hotel.

later, Dorian returned looking disappointed. Cordelia immediately went over, “How’d it

that we could afford, but when it came to signing the lease, the landlords wouldn’t rent to me after seeing my ID. I asked for the

words hanging in the air, naturally no one

table in frustration, “My mom’s really pushing me into

Beatrice to be so ruthless and was at