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?”

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 packing within an hour, she’ll have someone throw

had no choice but to return to the living room. Once she left, Dorian looked around the room full of stuff, and felt a bit worried, “With so much

that’d be faster.”

Vivienne bit her lip and slowly suggested, “Just pack the essentials. I have some money, we can buy a fully furnished house later, and get the rest of the stuff

expensive as the the

about the rest, Dorian felt a sense of

but she was still willing to offer it to help them now. This

money for the house…”

wanted to say she had already saved enough for a house, but 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 furnished

stuff, just a few sets of clothes, her laptop and phone. She packed quickly. After a glance

the living

for Dorian’s family to admit their mistakes to her, but to her surprise, after a long wait, they walked out with their luggage. Each of them carried a

rage, “Fine, just fine. You guys are really something. I want to see how you’re

her once without saying anything, and walked

they left the neighborhood, Dorian looked at the bustling streets and sighed, “Let’s find a hotel to stay in for the night, and I’ll go house hunting.” Vivienne nodded, and they

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

it came to signing the lease, the landlords wouldn’t rent to me after seeing my ID. I asked for the reason, and it turns out my mom said some things. She told people that

sway in this city. With her words hanging in the air, naturally no one would

slapped the table in frustration, “My mom’s really pushing me into a corner.”

Beatrice to be so ruthless and was at a