Chapter 38

Arabella felt a chill run down her spine under Vivienne’s piercing gaze.

Vivienne was downright terrifying!

She instinctively took a step back.

Everyone else in the room was equally unnerved by the commanding presence Vivienne exuded.

“Is she really just a country girl?” they all wondered.

Vivienne had an aura around her that even the most well–bred socialites couldn’t match.

The room fell into an eerie silence. Dorian broke the silence, asking Vivienne, “Is there really no other way?”

“There is. Wait till the drug wears off!” Vivienne’s tone softened when she addressed Dorian.

Upon hearing this, Dorian simply nodded, not uttering another word. “If you can’t fix this, then let’s just head home. We won’t be coming here anymore unless absolutely necessary,” he said.

His words were a direct challenge to Beatrice.

She immediately shot back, “Dorian! What are you implying? Are you cutting ties with me?”

“If you can’t stand Vivienne, I won’t bring her here to be humiliated. She’s my daughter. If you can’t love her, then I’ll love her for you!”

With that, Dorian took Vivienne and left.

was seething with anger. “You bastard! I call the shots in this household! As the child of the Hawthorn family, Vivienne.should–follow

to face her.

unable to spout her usual insults in the presence of so many people.

turned to Percival. “Mr. Ellington! There’s only one condition for our engagement. Give the intended gifts to Dorian. The Hawthorn family didn’t raise me. They have no right

chuckled,

and everyone else in the room were taken

voice, “Wait,

ago. We’re getting engaged in ten

been struck by lightning. Her mind went

Percival had mentioned postponing was actually scheduled for ten

like a complete fool thinking Percival had fallen for Arabella!

known this, she wouldn’t have wasted so much effort. Now, she

Vivienne! This must be her doing!

in this household. The engagement

voice, her hands

along, but never said a

allow the Hawthorn

That’s unacceptable!

quickly agreed, “That’s

just

that, she turned and left, not

was able to walk away with such determination, all thanks to her

to an end, and

discretion, the scandalous event was made public.

was the talk

with the maid after being

runs deeper than the Mariana Trench. A grandmother drugging her granddaughter? That’s a

real Hawthorn child is way more beautiful than the fake one. Did

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