The Million-Dollar Heart

Chapter 80

“Of course I’d accept it!”

Beatrice was about to respond right away, but upon seeing Vivienne’s frosty gaze, she felt as if something had clogged her throat, and she couldn’t utter a single word.

“Vivienne! What’s all this about?” Joseph angrily questioned her. “She’s your grandmother. How could you talk to her like that?”

Vivienne slightly curled her lips, elegantly tucking a loose strand of hair behind her ear before speaking slowly. “Joseph, if we were in a different place, I wouldn’t even bother talking to you with this much patience. Wanna give it a go?”

“You!” Joseph was left fuming and speechless.

That little imp, Vivienne, was yet again using the past to threaten him.

Whether she really had any evidence or not, he couldn’t take the risk.

Vivienne glanced indifferently at the Hawthorn family members and spoke in an icy tone, “I, Vivienne, have never acknowledged any connection to you, the Hawthorn family, except for Dorian and Cordelia. If you don’t get it, I don’t mind stirring up a buzz around the Hawthorn family again.”

Beatrice was taken aback. Vivienne knew too many secrets about the Hawthorns. They couldn’t let her blow things out of proportion.

Arabella spoke with a frozen expression. “We’re all family. Are you really going to take things this far? We’re your family, and the prosperity of the Hawthorn family is your prosperity. Accepting the dowry would elevate the Hawthorn family. Why are you trying to stop us from accepting it? You’re cutting off your own escape route. Do you get that?”

Vivienne smirked. “I don’t need to rely on anyone.”

She looked at Arabella as if she were looking at a fool.

family, even if they got a 10-million-dollar investment, it would take decades to catch up with

family was loaded, the Ellington family would still

right in my face? Do you think all my family members are dead?” Percival suddenly spoke,

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you’re giving to my sister. The Ellington family is a wealthy family in Rivenwood. Even if my father asks for $88,000 as a dowry,

marriage contract, and it was you who promised a 10-million-dollar dowry to the Hawthorn

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Shouldn’t we have the right to

previously left a bad impression on Percival. She needed to fix

too important for

nor could she get the 10 million dollars, so she

foster daughter spouting nonsense at the real Hawthorn family daughter’s engagement party. Where does your

embarrassed. “Mr. Ellington, your words are very hurtful. I may be a foster daughter of the Hawthorn family, but I see them as my own. Now that the Hawthorn family is damaged, of course I need to

hated the most was when people mentioned her status as a foster daughter. She was clearly very outstanding. Why did she have to be ridiculed just

with dogs.”

her face turned purple and her lips began

expression. “There’s no need to

banquet had just started to calm down. If the video was exposed

an investment was the

it okay if the dowry is given to Dorian?” Percival spoke calmly, but his

was a bit

and Percival were people who

family had no intention of giving

for a while and then said, “Vivienne didn’t grow up in the Hawthorn family. We don’t have a deep bond. I understand it’s reasonable not to give me the dowry. But I’m still her grandmother, and the decision-making

I have my own dignity. The Hawthorn family really can’t hold on any longer. I have to find an investment. I know you hate me for how I treated your mother back in the day, but I’m still your grandmother. I hope you can ask the Ellington family for the 10-million-dollar dowry so that your father won’t

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future.”

really playing dirty to get what

even give up her own son