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?”

darker as she listened to Dorian on the other end

hanging up, “Your dad called. Beatrice is seriously ill and in the hospital. He wants us to

ties with them already?” Vivienne’s tone was

still your dad’s mother. It’s our duty to show filial respect. Your dad

her pasta. Percival, noticing her displeasure, lightly tickled her palm, but she just glared at

his limits. Let him go by himself,

family was behind

guessed right. That was exactly

ward of the

had just woken up, looked gloomy and

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

several suppliers. indeed

can’t even bother

hurried footsteps came from outside

in

“Mom!”

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

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

hot; otherwise, Dorian might have

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

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

He thought of Arabella’s Twitter and the negative news about the Hawthorn family

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