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.
with anger. “You bastard! I call the shots in this
to face her. “My life is mine to
to spout her usual insults in the presence of so many people.
gifts to Dorian. The Hawthorn family didn’t raise me. They have no right to accept
chuckled,
and everyone else in the room were taken aback.
the first to recover, raising her voice, “Wait, engagement? You agreed to get
“Yes, I did. I agreed days ago. We’re getting engaged in
by lightning. Her mind went blank!
Percival had mentioned postponing was
felt like a complete fool thinking Percival had fallen for Arabella!
so much effort. Now, she was left with her pride
Vivienne! This must be
household. The engagement gifts should naturally be given to her. Why
Arabella finally found her voice, her hands clenched in fists, feeling utterly humiliated by Vivienne.
engagement all along, but never said
won’t even allow the Hawthorn
That’s unacceptable!
quickly agreed, “That’s completely
just how I am!”
and left, not
walk away with such determination,
came to an end, and the guests left one
Beatrice’s pleas for discretion, the scandalous event was made
that evening, the Hawthorn family was the talk of the town.
sex with the maid after being drugged was anonymously uploaded online, with some digital blurring
Trench. A grandmother drugging her granddaughter? That’s a storyline even soap operas wouldn’t dare use.
knows what Beatrice was thinking. The real Hawthorn child is way more beautiful than the fake one. Did
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