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.

snapped, “I was the one who suggested the BBK dowry. I’m not selling my daughter! 10 million

jerked her head up and stared

the entire 88K with

million and give it to you? Dream on! Even if there’s just a penny left, I

with my own blood, sweat, and tears, and this is how you repay me? If I knew you’d

been hoping to get that 10 million to save the

ruined it all. How

Mom has always taken care of the family’s wedding affairs. Why didn’t you consult her on such an important matter? Do you even consider her our

Hawthorn family is in? Do you want to see our family’s business go under? Dorian, how could you be so cold-hearted?” Joseph chimed

the state the Hawthorn family was in. They just didn’t want to air their dirty laundry in public, especially not in this setting. It would be humiliating to let everyone know that the

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right now, they

had to fight for a bigger

10 million, a few hundred thousand or a million would do. At least it’d ease the

can’t I make decisions for her? A grandma demanding her granddaughter’s dowry? I bet we’re the only

stood her ground. “Vivienne is a Hawthorn; she should

do anything about it. We’ve wasted too much time. With all these people watching, if

“Your words don’t count!’

away from her. Arguing with him was

dowry. 10 million dollars. That’s what we agreed on.

even opened his mouth when

Hawthorns. But since Richard insisted on having their son marry Vivienne, she had to suck

back on

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