The Million-Dollar Heart

Chapter 96

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?”

to Dorian on the other

“Your dad called. Beatrice is seriously ill and

cut ties with them already?”

yes.” Cordelia sighed again. “But Beatrice is still your dad’s mother. It’s our

her displeasure, lightly tickled her palm, but she just glared at

“Your dad knows his limits. Let him go by himself, we’ll stay out

glanced at Percival. If the Ellington family was behind what happened to the Hawthorn

right. That was exactly what Beatrice

VIP ward of

who had just woken up, looked gloomy and

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bedside and asked coldly, “Was it really the work of the Ellington

several suppliers. indeed claimed

bother to see me

footsteps came from outside the ward.

in

“Mom!”

called out, Beatrice frowned when she saw that

“Vivienne didn’t come.”

from the bedside table and threw it

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a 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

wasn’t very hot; otherwise, Dorian

the door. There was a hint of hurt

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

was stunned for a moment. He thought of Arabella’s Twitter and the negative news about the Hawthorn

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