The Million-Dollar Heart
Chapter 76
Chapter 76
Dorian and Cordelia looked pretty peeved.
Their outfits were freshly bought and cost them a grand. Splurging a thousand bucks on clothes was a bit much for them, but for their daughter Vivienne, they bit the bullet and paid
They didn’t expect even that to earn them the stink eye.
Today was the engagement party, and the whole Hawthorn clan was there. They were all dolled up to the nines.
If you didn’t know better, you’d think the Hawthorns were hosting the show.
Dorian was a bit miffed, but hey, it was Vivienne’s party, so he kept his trap shut.
There were four tables set for the party.
Three were hogged by the Hawthorns.
The Ellingtons took up one table. Aside from Richard, the rest of the Ellington crew was there
too.
Their group wasn’t big. They were just enough to fill one table.
The party was supposed to kick off at noon, but as the clock ticked closer, Vivienne was still
a no-show.
Cordelia and Dorian had been blowing up Vivienne’s phone, but she never answered.
“What’s Vivienne’s deal? She’s late for her own engagement party and is keeping all these elders waiting. What gives?” Joseph Hawthorn was still sore from Vivienne’s previous scheme, and he hadn’t been able to smooth things over with Octavia yet, so seeing Vivienne playing hooky didn’t do him any favors.
face. She’s probably trying to embarrass
a big to-do, but the Ellingtons all showed
drawn the attention of
away the glory that should have belonged to Arabella, and
She’s embarrassing us! She should
Ellingtons had already shuffled into the private room, while the Hawthorns were still milling about
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phone was still sending every call to voicemail, so Dorian
her case. What did she ever do to you? And by the way, you weren’t even invited to this party. If you
leave.”
him like that, and he got all huffy. “I’m your brother. How dare you
shot back, fuming. “If you dare badmouth my daughter again, I’ll kick you
standing nearby, frowned. “Dorian,
Have any of you given her any gifts? And now you’re blaming her for not following the rules? Shouldn’t you, as
was truly pissed
She was a level-headed kid. If she
for ten minutes, and
people were still blabbering on about how Vivienne was
off too, but found himself at
bickering!” Beatrice cut in sharply. “The Ellingtons are all in the
Beatrice’s command, Michael and
“Don’t blame your brothers for speaking harshly. It’s an important day,
tried to say something, but Beatrice
talk!”
be here? If it weren’t for the Ellingtons’
and whispered, “Don’t argue with them.
I’m really worried something might have happened to her.”
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night. It hasn’t been 24 hours yet, so even if we report to the police, they can’t do anything.” Cordella thought for a moment before suggesting, “Let’s ask Richard for help. He has a wide network. Maybe
Vivienne.”
thought for a moment and then nodded. “Alright, let’s ask Richard
to approach Richard, they saw Thomas
them. “My grandpa sent me
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