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.

up again. "By the way, about Richard Ellington, I've made contact. Tomorrow,

you even get close to the Ellingtons? Does Richard know who you are? Did he not toss you out on

"I'm not some Gavin. Why would Richard want to throw me out? I took a strand of your hair

over the moon to know you're his granddaughter. Why would

Abernathy estate these past few days. When on earth

wasn't profound enough, Harrison continued, "He also said to tell you to forget the past, who your father is. As long

now. You wouldn't want a husband who is smeared online as a homewrecker, a white

At the Ellington Estate.

Percival while still on her way

patriarch wanted them home for dinner

Tyler's injuries and made a quick stop at the lab before arriving at the Ellington Estate

waiting in the living

nearly everyone who could make it

"Vivienne!"

the door, Isolde Ellington came running over, beaming. She hugged Vivienne's legs, pushing past Percival by more than a step. "I've missed you so

at her, only to be playfully scolded by the approaching Percival. "Vivienne's been busy, Isolde. Not everyone has the luxury of lounging around all day like

Isolde puffed out her cheeks. "I do

what you do," Percival teased, making

reason. Holly's daughter came to see me today, and I want Percival and Vivienne to accompany me to meet

now."

from Vivienne and the others. By

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