Chapter 97
At first, Dorian was unsure about his inner doubts, but after seeing Beatrice’s response, his icy heart was now covered in even more frost.
“Mom, since you know what’s really going on, why pretend to be clueless? Does Arabella really have the cash to hire all these people to cause trouble? Can you really assure me you had nothing to do with all this?”
“I couldn’t care less!” Beatrice brusquely interrupted Dorian. “The bottom line is that this mess was cooked up by Vivienne and the Ellington family. Vivienne has to clean it up. She’s a Hawthorn too!”
“Oh, Mom, remember how you stopped me from acknowledging Vivienne? Now suddenly she’s a Hawthorn again?” Disappointment filled Dorian’s eyes as he looked at Beatrice. “I won’t interfere with Vivienne’s decisions.”
Dorian felt nothing but pain after recalling how Evelyn and Vivienne had been humiliated and driven out of the Hawthorn family. He coldly spoke to Beatrice. “Mom, we’ve cut ties, okay? I came to see you today because we’re still family. You’re my mother, even if it’s just in name. And frankly, I’m not enjoying this visit, so I’m out of here.”
With that, he turned around and left without hesitation.
“That ungrateful brat!” Beatrice was so mad that she pounded the bed. “I should’ve strangled him when he was born!”
“Mom, did you really send people to make trouble at Dorian’s place?” Michael Hawthorn asked.
In the past, no matter how Beatrice bullied Dorian, he would never intervene. He even enjoyed it. But with the Hawthorn family in such a bad state, his voice was now tinged with
resentment.
Beatrice kept quiet.
“Vivienne won’t see Mom; the Ellingtons show us no respect, and let’s not even think about begging
Beatrice was about to speak, footsteps were heard outside
she was stunned. In came a
suit.
was thrilled.
glanced at the spilled coffee and coffee cup on
home. How come you’re
rarely returned home since
husband ten years ago.
on her only daughter. Seeing Iris
because of Vivienne and
Is Vivienne really back?”
slightly surprised. When she’d heard Evelyn and Vivienne had been thrown out of the Hawthorn family, she always felt pained whenever she thought about it. She had come
brought that troublemaker back!”
asked for a detailed account of what
brothers exaggerated and were biased, Iris
discern the truth.
wrong. She should clarify and apologize. Where
taking care
Percival
they arrived, Vivienne was surrounded by some of
man, you’re also trying
you’re taking credit from
of Class
regarded Vivienne as his idol. He couldn’t stand anyone badmouthing Vivienne. He immediately and angrily stood up for her. “Nonsense! Are you
one-sided story! The Baker family has issued a statement saying Arabella didn’t heal Ms. Faye at
Baker family did indeed issue a statement
by Arabella’s earlier tweets,
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