The Million-Dollar Heart

Chapter 16

Chapter 16

Day two

Just past eight in the morning, Dorian and his family were having breakfast when his cell phone rang. The caller ID showed a number he didn’t recognize Lately, Dorian had been getting a lot of calls from unknown numbers, so he was used to it. Most of them were from companies responding to his job applications. Usually, it was something like, “Sorry, Mr. Hawthorn, you don’t meet our recruitment criteria.”

Dorian sighed and answered the call.

“Are you Thaddeus‘ father?” The person on the other end of the line asked, in a friendly tone.

1 am Who’s this?” Dorian responded, while passing Vivienne her breakfast.

Tm the assistant principal at Imperial Blossom Nursery. We’d like to invite Thaddeus to join our school. Is that OK with you?”

Dorian froze, fork in hand. After a pause, he asked, his voice shaky. “Who did you say you are?”

Tm the assistant principal at Imperial Blossom Nursery.” The voice on the other end was still friendly.

Dorian’s mouth dropped open, and he jumped up excitedly. “Imperial Blossom Nursery? You mean, you want my Thaddeus to join your school?” Cordelia also jumped up, equally excited.

Vivienne just looked up and continued to enjoy her fried egg. She turned to Thaddeus, who was looking at her, passed him a piece of toast, and moved the blueberry jam in front of him, whispering, “Eat up, you’re too skinny”

smiled at her and said politely,

excitedly and switched his phone to speaker mode.

asked, sounding a tad exasperated. Any other person, and she would not have repeated herself so

she would change

please don’t go out today. I will arrange for someone to deliver the related documents

it true?

school that money couldn’t buy! A school that even connections couldn’t get you

that nursery school but failed despite pulling many strings. Rumor had it that Joseph’s son was preparing to take the entrance exam for Imperial Blossom Nursery

felt like he was dreaming. He never thought that

we’ve not only moved

kiss Vivienne. Sensing her intentions, Vivienne thought to

In the afternoon.

Hawthorn family’s

head of the table, with Joseph and Michael on

on with Dorian? Why haven’t we heard anything?” Michael asked, frowning.

days. We need to get Dorian to agree soon,

had been fired. As the mastermind, she had to get

left there

since Dorian refused to share the perfume formula, the company’s performance has plummeted. Now, only our old customers still use our perfume. If we don’t invest in researching a new

her eyes and said in a low voice, “What’s the rush? Haven’t I taught you anything? You have to

Joseph. “Joseph, your relationship with Dorian is

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