The Million-Dollar Heart

Chapter 152

Vivienne, who had been silently sitting by the side, gave a nonchalant glance at Beatrice and

her crew.

“Let’s take this to court.” She said. “We can drag this out as long as it takes. Whatever the court decides, we’ll abide by it.”

Beatrice snapped her head around and snarled. “You have no say in this!”

“Vivienne’s words are my own.” Dorian retorted coldly.

“You!” Beatrice exploded. “I will expose your abandonment of me for everyone to know! You don’t care about your reputation?”

“Ha!” Dorian chuckled. “Wasn’t my reputation already tarnished by my own mother and adopted daughter?”

Even after it was proven that Arabella was lying, there were still many who preferred to believe the worst about others. Despite efforts to clarify the truth, the rumors spread faster, leading many to believe Dorian was a child molester and rapist.

“Mom, if you want any money from me, let’s follow Vivienne’s advice and go to court.” Dorian said calmly, “Whenever the verdict comes out, that’s when I’ll pay.”

“Just a heads up.” Vivienne added leisurely. “You have three sons and a daughter, counting Dorian. If the court decides to rule in your favor, they will only order it to be divided equally among the four of you.

towards Mr. Hawthorn, the court will, at most, grant you the minimum living allowance

the three of them before

“Dorian, are you sure you’re her biological son?

someone who cherished her own children, she couldn’t understand why Beatrice didn’t like Dorian. She suspected that

done. I am her biological son.” Dorian said in a

secretly taken a paternity test, hoping to find out whether or not Beatrice was really his mother. He had hoped he wasn’t her biological son, thinking it might explain why she treated him so

family, he still had Cordelia, Thaddeus, and Vivienne. He felt

between Dorian and Cordelia reminded Vivienne of Percival

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reason

Thaddeus.’ As she stood up to leave, she turned back to Dorian. Whether it’s

startled and remained stunned even after Vivienne’s footsteps

Cordelia asked

anything to do

still worried about Arabella, are you?” Cordelia asked him after a

silence.

can Vivienne do anyway? If anything, it’s probably Percival who’s pulling the strings.”

“I just don’t want them to get

they know what they’re doing.”

by Arabella’s room again. She walked by without

“Vivienne!”

her hands in her

room. She stared at Vivienne for a long time before breaking into a creepy smile. “I will take everything

her lips. “N&S Psychiatric Hospital would be

words “N&S Psychiatric Hospital,” Arabella’s body stiffened in shock and fear as