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?”

listened to Dorian on the other

called. Beatrice is seriously ill

ties with them already?” Vivienne’s tone was also

yes.” Cordelia sighed again. “But Beatrice is still your dad’s mother. It’s our duty to show filial respect. Your dad should go see

noticing her displeasure, lightly tickled her palm, but she

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

said this, she glanced at Percival. If the Ellington family was behind what happened to the Hawthorn family, Beatrice must

That was exactly what Beatrice

the VIP ward of

who had just woken up, looked gloomy and

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at her two sons by the bedside and asked coldly, “Was it really

face was also grim. “But several suppliers. indeed claimed that

bother to see me

as she finished speaking, hurried footsteps came from outside the ward.

in

“Mom!”

soon as Dorian called out, Beatrice frowned when she saw

“Vivienne didn’t come.”

cup from the bedside table

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ward. Dust fell from the wall, and the coffee cup fell to the

wasn’t very hot; otherwise, Dorian might

stood awkwardly at the door. There was a hint of hurt on his face, but he still insisted on looking at Beatrice,

didn’t care if Dorian was hurt. She just stared at him coldly with hostile eyes. “Get Vivienne back. Do you think I’ve lived too long? I went all out to help her become the daughter-in-law of

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

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