The Million-Dollar Heart

Chapter 12

the following days, Dorian sent out resumes online everywhere, but no company was willing to hire him. All because he was Beatrice’s son.

Dorian was greatly discouraged and had been feeling down for the past few days.

Meanwhile, Vivienne had been shuttling back and forth to the Hospital treating Isolde

After several days of treatment, coupled with her medication, Isolde’s health improved significantly

After the treatment, she packed up her acupuncture kit and said to Isolde, “Starting tomorrow, we’re ditching the needles and using cintments. This is the crucial part, it might hurt like hell, and we do not have painkillers. You gotta tough it out.”

Isolde bit her lip and gave a solemn nod, Vivienne, don’t you worry, I can handle it.”

To avoid worrying the people who cared about her, she would endure the pain no matter how intense it was.

Vivienne gave a nod, then turned to Eartha, Whip up some light food for her in the morning, and make sure she’s downing plenty of water

“Alright.” Eartha didn’t quite get why she agreed so easily to help Vivienne treat Isolde, and even cover it up from Percival. But over these few days, she had seen Isolde’s condition getting better.

Maybe Vivienne really could cure Isolde.

After giving her instructions, Vivienne took off.

Half an hour later, Percival, Thomas, and Leopold returned. Isolde was by the window watching cartoons.

“You’re back?” Isolde looked up at Percival, her voice full of delight.

pushed the wheelchair over and gently touched her head,

be back to normal in no

But she had promised Vivienne not to

felt a lot more at ease. He was silent for a moment, then said to Thomas,

too noisy here, not

eyes and

wouldn’t be able to

his slender fingers drumming on the edge of the wheelchair, as if pondering something. After a while, he said,

Isolde smiled

door of the ward, he asked in a

She usually wouldn’t cooperate if he wasn’t

and felt a bit guilty, but still tried to stay calm, “She keeps mentioning

He should be

of Vivienne, if she was the one

lady of the Hawthorn family. Could it really be

his thoughts, and looked up at Eartha, “Do you

a hard time? He couldn’t know this. Ms. Vivienne just said that the Isolde’s treatment tomorrow was crucial,

this, Eartha hurriedly said, “I can’t recall.”

for a moment, nodded, and

Eartha went back into the ward, Leopold glanced at Percival, “Mr. Ellington, why didn’t you ask Arabella to treat Isolde when we were

of Mystic Mistress, but Isolde’s condition was serious, and she might only have a few months left.

life was also possible, at

lifted his narrow eyes and said softly, “Are you sure the one who

“Who else could it

raised his eyes and said lightly, “Mr. Sterling, the Hawthorn family has another

been living in the countryside? I heard she didn’t even graduate from high

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course, these were all said by Beatrice.