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.”

out that day, when they went to sign up, that Imperial Blossom Nursery had waived Thaddeus‘ tuition. To them,

from heaven.

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 waived. This was cause

work, complaining all the way home

Beatrice’s meddling. She gave a small smile, she didn’t care if Dorian had a job or not, she was fully capable of

and was looking quite down in the dumps lately

media, and found 99 new messages on Facebook. She was stunned, then remembered her post asking for job leads, which she hadn’t checked since posting. She started going

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

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

your address, I’ll send you

finally resting her eyes on the last one. The principal from

Having read the comments, she left the app and opened a chat with a

“Oh no! Mystic Mistress, you don’t even know where

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

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

came from his side.

off her phone.

Not sure what the person on the other end was saying,

“Joseph invited us to his wife’s birthday party tonight, and he made a point

want Vivienne there? They don’t like her,

smile, “Let’s go! Let’s

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

Elsewhere.

also accepted the

In the car.