The Million-Dollar Heart

Chapter 785

In Victoria's backyard.

The room was a spacious forty square meters, with two king-sized beds laid out like in a hotel double room.

Victoria and Harrison each claimed a bed, with a couple of nightstands separating them, a casual gap that nonetheless felt like a chasm.

The room was brightly lit, and as Victoria scrolled through her phone, she suddenly sat up and turned to Harrison. "Why did you help me today?"

Harrison's fingers paused on the page he was flipping, and he looked up with a bemused expression. "You're my wife, aren't you? Who else am I supposed to help, Sophie?

Let's face it, I'm your husband, at least on paper. Our interests are aligned, and besides, we're in this business deal together, right?"

The man gave a small, secretive smile, the lamplight casting twinkling stars in his eyes.

You had to admit, Harrison had a certain charm about him.

No wonder Kaitlyn was completely taken in by him back when he was just a twenty-something.

Victoria would have been defenseless too..

Lost in thought, her gaze still wary as she eyed Harrison, she quipped, "Playing the doting husband now, are we?"

"Well, now that you've seen behind the mask, what's the point in keeping it up?" Harrison's eyes returned to his book without lifting his head.

looked up again. "By the way, about

Ellingtons? Does Richard know who you are? Did he not toss you out on your ear?!" She was like a startled calico cat, all puffed up

Gavin. Why would Richard want to throw me out? I took a strand of your hair and had a little DNA

and emotionless. "He's over the moon to know

the Abernathy estate these past few days. When

enough, Harrison continued, "He also said to tell you to forget the past, who your father is. As long as you're Holly's daughter, he's willing to welcome you. The doors

let me down, okay? The lawsuit, my reputation, it's all in your hands now. You wouldn't want a husband who is smeared online as a homewrecker, a white lotus, now would you?" Victoria frowned and shot him a glance, suspecting that Harrison desired more than just

At the Ellington Estate.

Percival while still on her way back to

wanted them home for dinner caught her off-guard, but

Kaitlyn was safely home, she checked on Tyler's injuries and made a quick stop at the lab before arriving at the Ellington

was already waiting

just Percival; nearly everyone who could make

"Vivienne!"

she stepped through the door, Isolde Ellington came running over, beaming. She hugged Vivienne's legs, pushing past

by the approaching Percival. "Vivienne's been busy, Isolde. Not everyone has the luxury

"I do not! I study

you do," Percival teased, making her

serious. "Stop your bickering. I've called you here for a reason. Holly's daughter came to see me today, and I want Percival and Vivienne to accompany me to meet her tomorrow. There's going to be a dinner after the meeting, and every member of the Ellington family should be there. That's all I have to say. You

now."

the old man briskly ascended the stairs, as if to avoid any dissent from Vivienne and the others. By

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255