The Million-Dollar Heart

Chapter 629

Vivienne blinked in confusion. "Mara? Who's that?"

As far as Vivienne was concerned, the name Mara had been flushed down the toilet long ago, just like yesterday's news.

The whole Boyd family had become invisible in Vivienne and Percival's world, let alone Mara.

Their association with the Boyds had been as necessary as a fish needs a bicycle-completely irrelevant!

Isolde nodded emphatically. "Yes, Mara. Mom's niece, the one you've met before."

Vivienne was still clueless, but Percival recalled and said, "The girl from the second branch of the Boyd family."

"Huh?" Vivienne blinked, not following.

Percival chuckled helplessly and flicked Vivienne's forehead. "The one you said had a nose like a button mushroom."

"Oh!" Vivienne's face lit up with realization. "Isn't she supposed to be abroad? Why is she back?"

What Vivienne did not voice was, "How could she have the gall to show her face here again?"

But with Isolde present, such language was inappropriate.

The trio walked into the living room where Cecilia sat, looking somewhat apologetic.

"Mom, what's she doing here? Is something wrong?" Percival inquired.

He knew his mother well enough to realize that although she could be scatterbrained at times, she had a strong moral compass.

tried to break him and Vivienne up-Cecilia would not forgive that

in at the Ellington Mansion, something must have gone seriously awry for Cecilia

"I never thought things would turn out this way;

at Vivienne sheepishly, clearly embarrassed. She felt she had no right to

however, was unfazed. Mara was never a central figure in her life,

aunt-niece dynamics were none of

don't mind me," Vivienne said with a smile, looking at Cecilia with a

lip, "Vivienne,

have left. She's been close to you for many years, and whatever you decide, I won't object. Just follow your heart."

"No thanks needed."

last thought was Vivienne's silent addition, mindful of Cecilia's

stance clear, Percival had little to add, though he did say sternly, "She can stay but not in the house. And she better

less patient with her son. She did not want to upset Vivienne, but what was it to him? Upstairs,

those in the know, it was clear Cecilia was the legitimate lady of the house. To the

had not expected that even her stay would be at the mercy

her gaze, her eyes briefly scanning the slightly ajar door of the

shut. Had she been imagining it, or

lips curled into a mocking

a moment to look into Huxley Boyd's whereabouts? Mara mentioned they had a layover in M

also mean passing Mara off to

Mara a place to stay. With the Ellington family's large number

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