Chapter 96
Vivienne’s face was icy, but she still sneakily kicked Percival hard under the table.
Cordelia wasn’t sure what was going on between them, but didn’t Percival know himself?
She noticed that Percival seemed extra keen to hold her hand and stuck to her like glue whenever he had the chance.
Suddenly, a news alert popped up on Vivienne’s phone. “Chairman of Hawthorn Group falls ill suddenly and is rushed to the hospital.
She tried to wriggle her hand out from Percival’s tight grasp but failed. She shot him a cold glance, wondering if her blowing up now would scare Cordelia.
Percival, however, held onto her hand still, put down his cutlery, and showed Vivienne the news on his phone.
Vivienne glanced at the phone. The image in the news was of doctors lifting someone from the Hawthorn Mansion onto an ambulance.
Though the face was blurred out, she could tell from the clothing that it was Beatrice.
Vivienne, amused by the picture, decided to let Percival off the hook for now.
Cordelia was watching their interaction when her phone screen lit up.
“Hey, Dorian, what’s up?”
she listened to Dorian on the
seriously ill and in the hospital. He wants
ties with them
dad’s mother. It’s our duty to show filial respect. Your dad should
displeasure, lightly tickled her
don’t worry.” Cordelia paused. “Your dad knows his limits. Let him go by himself, we’ll stay
was behind what happened to the Hawthorn family, Beatrice must already know
was
ward of the
had just woken
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the bedside and asked
face was also grim. “But several
bother to see me once?” Beatrice’s voice was full
as she finished speaking, hurried footsteps came from outside
in
“Mom!”
Dorian called out, Beatrice frowned when she saw that he was
“Vivienne didn’t come.”
immediately grabbed the coffee cup from the bedside table and threw it
ΠΑΝΟΙ
loud noise, the coffee cup hit the white wall of the ward. Dust fell from the wall, and the coffee cup fell to the floor. The lid bounced off and hit Dorian’s shin, and the coffee inside splashed all over
hot; otherwise, Dorian might have been
awkwardly at the door. There was a hint of hurt
Vivienne back. Do you think I’ve lived too long? I went all out to help her become the daughter-in-law of the Ellington family, and this is how she repays me? By letting the Ellington family
He thought of Arabella’s Twitter and the negative news about
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