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.

her seat, staring out at the gloomy sky through

to

would have to return to the Brooks family and find

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

convenience with Dorian?

a car in front of them had a tire blowout, swerved, and crashed

the screeching brakes, Percival and Vivienne lurched forward, bracing themselves against the front seats.

head with 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 tone. “What

go

face, only to find that the other

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

say anything harsh He glanced back at

were not the kind to squabble over money. Too much politeness would

and find a way to

he nodded at Thomas and returned to his car

Percival’s men brought a new car to pick up Percival and Vivienne,

woman in her fifties was

was Mila, a renowned pianist and Calista’s mother

a piano concert at the Havenwood Grand Theater in two

by the Brooks family to treat Tristan’s injuries.

Chapter 221

come, since both families were well

at the

even sent Ronald to pick up Calista from the

out,

with Mila, quickly rolled down the window, spotting the cold and proud man protecting a beautiful young girl as they got into the back

careful demeanor showed that he cherished

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

wrong?” Mila asked, noticing Calista’s

shook

at the Jade Garden

was the day Cordelia’s daughter, Astrid, was coming