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.

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

Mansion, something must have gone

thought things would turn out this way; I thought we'd gone our separate ways for good. But then

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

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

were

mind me," Vivienne said with a smile, looking at Cecilia with a soft

lip, "Vivienne,

Just follow your heart." Cecilia's eyes welled up at Vivienne's words. "Vivienne, you can be sure I won't let Mara trouble you again. If she does, I'll deal with her. Thank

"No thanks needed."

last thought was Vivienne's

"She can stay but not in the house. And she better not show her face around Vivienne. It's

She did not want to upset Vivienne, but what was it to him? Upstairs, Mara stood silently by the door, clenching her fists as she overheard

of the house.

expected that even her stay would be at

her eyes briefly scanning the

been imagining it, or did Vivienne catch her eye? It had sent a

lips curled into a mocking

mentioned they had a layover in M State. It'd be good to know if Huxley's

nodded. Locating Huxley would also mean passing Mara off to him, sparing the Ellingtons any further

Ellington family's large number of real estate,

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