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 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 packing within an hour, she’ll have someone throw your stuff

she left, Dorian looked around the room full of stuff, and felt a bit worried, “With so much stuff, we definitely won’t finish

“Yes, that’d

her heart. Aside from her mother and Finnian, only they would protect her like this. 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 once we’ve moved to

the house. bigger cities, house prices are still high. Don’t worry about the house. We’ll

worry about the

some money through part–time jobs, but she was still willing to offer it to help them now. This warmed his heart.

money for the house…”

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

own room to pack. She didn’t have much stuff, just a few sets of clothes, her laptop and phone. She packed quickly. After a glance at Dorian

the living room.

admit their mistakes to her, but to her surprise, after a long wait, they walked out

green with rage, “Fine, just fine. You guys are really something. I want to see how you’re going to survive in this city

at her once without

sighed, “Let’s find a hotel to stay in for the night, and I’ll go house hunting.” Vivienne

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

landlords wouldn’t rent to me after seeing my ID. I asked for the reason, and it turns out

her words hanging in the air, naturally

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

ruthless and was at a loss for words.