The Million-Dollar Heart

Chapter 79

Chapter 79

The Hawthorn clan was all worked up. They had high hopes that Vivienne’s dowry would revive their family’s fortune. But who could’ve guessed that the Ellingtons only coughed up a meager 88K? How could they swallow that?

So some relatives started grumbling, “You Ellingtons are such cheapskates! Even if the Hawthoms are just regular folks, 88K as a wedding gift is way too stingy. That’s just not on!”

“Did you lower the dowry to 88K just because Percival’s leg is healed? That’s low, even for you. You were willing to give 10 million when Percival was ill. But now that his leg’s all good, you’ve slashed the dowry. That’s not right!”

Everyone was chiming in, not giving Richard a chance to get a word in edgewise.

Arabella was shocked at the 88K dowry, but secretly, she was thrilled.

So what if Vivienne was a real Hawthorn? To the Ellingtons, she was only worth 88K.

Now, with Percival’s leg healed, they cared even less about Vivienne. Looked like she still had

a shot at winning this match.

one who suggested the BBK dowry. I’m not selling my daughter! 10 million dollars? I don’t need it. I

and stared at him in disbelief. “You suggested

let Vivienne take the entire 88K with her

disappointed? Did you expect me to get 10 million and give it

own blood, sweat, and tears, and this is how

had been hoping to get that 10

now her son had ruined it all. How

way out of line! She is your mother, and Vivienne is her granddaughter. Mom has always taken care of the family’s wedding affairs. Why didn’t you consult her on

state the Hawthorn family is in? Do you want to see our family’s

especially not in this setting. It would be humiliating to let everyone know that the Hawthorns

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now, they couldn’t

to fight for a bigger

couldn’t get 10 million, a few hundred thousand or a million would do. At

daughter, so why can’t I make decisions for her? A grandma demanding her granddaughter’s

her ground. “Vivienne is

much time. With all these people watching, if you keep causing a

“Your words don’t count!’

knew her son had drifted away from her. Arguing with him was

make the decisions for the Hawthorns. I decide my granddaughter’s dowry. 10 million dollars. That’s what we agreed on. If you shortchange us

greed!” Richard hadn’t even opened his mouth

since Richard insisted on having their son marry Vivienne, she had to

Beatrice was going back on an agreed-upon dowry. What

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