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

from heaven.

Dorian, they realized they couldn’t afford the high tuition. So they decided to send Thaddeus to a regular kindergarten. They went to Imperial Blossom Nursery to explain, only to be told that Thaddeus‘ tuition was

even with the tuition problem solved, Dorian was still stressing over finding work, complaining all the way home about how he wouldn’t be

Dorian was having a hard time finding work because of Beatrice’s meddling. She gave a small smile, she didn’t care if

forties and was looking quite

Vivienne pulled out her phone, opened her social media, and found 99 new messages on Facebook. She was stunned, then remembered her post asking for job leads, which she hadn’t checked

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

you need a job? Come to Alliance Enterprises. I’ll give you the

I’ll send you a cool 10 million

her temples, looking helplessly at the comments, finally resting her eyes on the last one. The principal from Cloudcrest High School in Havenwood asked, “Would you like to come visit

confused, Cloudcrest High School was where Arabella went to school. Having read the comments, she left the app and opened a chat with a user named

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

chatting, so she sent Dorian’s resume over. “Find a spot for him.” After a pause, she added, “He’s

Mistress, don’t worry. I’ll make sure your

long message then came from his side.

just shut off

it away, Dorian’s phone rang. Not sure what the person on the other end

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

“Why do they want Vivienne there? They don’t like her, why the sudden change of heart?”

smile, “Let’s go!

wouldn’t invite them for no reason. Perfect! She

Elsewhere.

also accepted

In the car.