The Million-Dollar Heart

Chapter 26

At Tranquil Estates.

When Vivienne got back, Dorian and Cordelia were just stepping through the door. Vivienne gave a shout, then asked, “Mr. Hawthorn, how’s the enrollment coming along?”

Earlier that day, Dorian and Cordelia had taken Thaddeus to sign up at the Imperial Blossom Nursery.

Dorian nodded in response. “It’s going well. Thaddeus really likes the school.” There was a hint of tiredness on his face as he sank onto the couch, looking worn out.

Vivienne sat down next to him, gave him a once–over, then asked, “What’s up?”

“Ah!” Dorian sighed, “It’s nothing, I’m used to it.”

Seeing his reluctance to spill the beans, Vivienne turned to Cordelia. “What’s going on?”

She wasn’t one to stick her nose into other people’s business, but she was quite comfortable with Dorian and his family. If she could help, she would naturally offer a hand.

But Dorian seemed to always shy away from troubling her, keeping things to himself.

“Forget him.” Cordelia rolled her eyes at Dorian, then gave him a pat. “It’s no big deal. Even if you can’t find work, I’ve got some savings. You can look for work in other cities. Beatrice might have her claws in Havenwood, but can she reach everywhere else?”

Cordelia added, “Besides, Thaddeus‘ tuition has been completely waived. What are you worried about? Don’t bring your work troubles home and ruin Vivienne’s mood.”

to sign up, that Imperial Blossom Nursery had waived Thaddeus‘ tuition. To

from heaven.

they couldn’t afford the high tuition. So they decided to send Thaddeus to a regular kindergarten. They went to Imperial

Dorian was still stressing over finding work, complaining all the way home

finding work because of Beatrice’s meddling. She gave a small smile, she didn’t care

was in his forties and was looking quite down

social media, and found 99 new messages on Facebook. She was stunned, then remembered her post asking for job leads, which

this right? You’re really looking for work? How about

Alliance Enterprises.

your address, I’ll send you a cool

finally resting her eyes on the last one. The principal from Cloudcrest High School in Havenwood asked, “Would you

school. Having read the comments, she left the app and opened a chat with a user named ‘Dawson‘

replied almost instantly, “Oh no! Mystic Mistress, you don’t even know where my branches are? I’m heartbroken….

so she sent Dorian’s resume over. “Find a spot

Mistress, don’t worry. I’ll make sure your dad is well taken

message then came from his side.

shut off

soon as she put it away, Dorian’s phone rang. Not sure what the person on the other end was saying, but Dorian replied solemnly,

Dorian looked at Cordelia and Vivienne, “Joseph invited us to his wife’s birthday party tonight, and he made a point to say Vivienne should come too.”

They don’t like her,

“Let’s go! Let’s see what they’re up

Hawthorn Mansion wouldn’t invite them for no reason. Perfect! She was curious to see what they

Elsewhere.

also accepted the

In the car.