The Million-Dollar Heart

Chapter 221

Percival had Beatrice’s family forcibly sent back to their rural home.

At first, they kicked up a fuss and refused to go. Percival’s men were not gentle, so Michael ended up with a broken leg. Only then did his family reluctantly agree to leave.

Before they left. Dorian gave the old woman ten grand and told her he would send her a monthly allowance of two hundred dollars. Not a penny more, not a penny less.

Some might accuse Donan of being too soft–hearted, but he saw it as his duty.

If Beatrice wasn’t his biological mother, he could’ve washed his hands of the whole thing. But numerous DNA tests had confirmed his lineage. He was indeed her son.

Even though they had disowned each other in name, the law required him to provide for his mother

Cordelia supported his decision.

Sometimes, you could sever all ties but blood.

“Percival, I’ve left some people to keep an eye on them. They won’t have a chance to disturb your in–laws again. Thomas reported this to Percival, with Vivienne listening in the backseat of the black sedan.

Her face was calm and expressionless. She didn’t care about Beatrice’s fate.

After hearing Thomas’s report, Percival absentmindedly asked while playing with Vivienne’s fingers. “Vivienne, Scott has sent someone to collect your DNA sample.”

“Uh–huh” Vivienne’s eyes flickered with amusement as a mocking smile played on her lips.

After Arabella was hospitalized, people had been trying to get close to Vivienne to collect her hair or other samples. They were most likely sent by Scott to collect her DNA.

But they didn’t succeed.

“Do you want to return to the Brooks family?” Percival intertwined his fingers with hers as his grip tightened.

back in her seat, staring out at the gloomy sky through the window, without answering.

wanted to return.

hadn’t dug up any dirt, she would have to return to the Brooks family and

mother to flee while pregnant, causing her to hide her identity and agree to a marriage

convenience with Dorian?

had a tire blowout, swerved, and

lurched forward, bracing themselves against the front seats.

his hand. After the car steadied, he checked her over, making sure she was unharmed, before he turned to Thomas with obvious anger in his

swerved into us, Percival. I’ll go

out of the car with a stern face, only to find that the other driver

apologized to Thomas “Sorry, it was my fault I wasn’t paying attention. Let me know how

back at their car and said, “No need. Our young master can

were not the kind to squabble

favor for now and find a way to repay it

Thomas and returned to his car

pick up Percival and

woman in her fifties was in the backseat. “What happened?”

a renowned

piano concert at the Havenwood Grand Theater in two days.

Brooks family to

Chapter 221

families

the

sent Ronald to pick up Calista from the

nonchalantly “Turns out, I hit

who was sitting in the back seat with Mila, quickly rolled down the window, spotting the cold and proud man protecting

that he cherished the young girl greatly

wanted to call out to him, but he didn’t even glance their way. He got into the

noticing Calista’s

shook her

Jade

daughter,