The Million-Dollar Heart (Percival and Vivienne)
Chapter 152

Vivienne, who had been silently sitting by the side, gave a nonchalant glance at Beatrice and her crew.

"Let's take this to court." She said. "We can drag this out as long as it takes. Whatever the court decides, we'll abide by it." Beatrice snapped her head around and snarled. "You have no say in this!"

"Vivienne's words are my own." Dorian retorted coldly.

"You!" Beatrice exploded. "I will expose your abandonment of me for everyone to know! You don't care about your reputation?"

"Ha!" Dorian chuckled. "Wasn't my reputation already tarnished by my own mother and adopted daughter?"

Even after it was proven that Arabella was lying, there were still many who preferred to believe the worst about others. Despite efforts to clarify the truth, the rumors spread faster, leading many to believe Dorian was a child molester and rapist.

"Mom, if you want any money from me, let's follow Vivienne's advice and go to court." Dorian said calmly, "Whenever the verdict comes out, that's when I'll pay."

"Just a heads up." Vivienne added leisurely. "You have three sons and a daughter, counting Dorian. If the court decides to rule in your favor, they will only order it to be divided equally among the four of you. "Considering your previous actions towards Mr. Hawthorn, the court will, at most, grant you the minimum living allowance of Havenwood."

Beatrice, left speechless, could only point her trembling finger at the three of them before storming out, supported by Michael and Joseph.

Cordelia heaved a sigh. "Dorian, are you sure you're her biological son? Maybe you should have a paternity test."

As someone who cherished her own children, she couldn't understand why Beatrice didn't like Dorian. She suspected that Dorian might not be her biological son.

"I had a paternity test done. I am her biological son." Dorian said in a low voice.

Years ago, he had secretly taken a paternity test, hoping to replace out whether or not Beatrice was really his mother. He had hoped he wasn't her biological son, thinking it might explain why she treated him so horribly and give him some peace of mind. But the truth was, he was indeed her biological son.

Dorian grabbed Cordelia's hand. Despite his unfortunate family, he still had Cordelia, Thaddeus, and Vivienne. He felt blessed.

Seeing the loving gaze between Dorian and Cordelia reminded Vivienne of Percival for some reason.

"I'm going to pick up Thaddeus." As she stood up to leave, she turned back to Dorian. "Whether it's Arabella or Elijah, anyone who hurts you will pay."

Dorian was startled and remained stunned even after Vivienne's footsteps had faded away.

"What's wrong?" Cordelia asked him curiously.

"Do you think Arabella's actions have anything to do with Vivienne?" Dorian frowned.

"You're not still worried about Arabella, are you?" Cordelia asked him after a moment of silence.

"What can Vivienne do anyway? If anything, it's probably Percival who's pulling the strings." She added, "Vivienne is just trying to get back at them for you."

"I understand that." Dorian said with a bitter smile, "I just don't want them to get in trouble because of me."

"Don't worry, they know what they're doing." Cordelia reassured him.

After leaving Dorian's room, Vivienne passed by Arabella's room again. She walked by without a glance, but Arabella called out to her.

"Vivienne!"

Vivienne paused. With her hands in her pockets, she turned to look at her.

With Beatrice and the others gone, Arabella was alone in the room. She stared at Vivienne for a long time before breaking into a creepy smile. "I will take everything that belongs to you."

Vivienne furrowed her brows before a smirk crossed her lips. "N&S Psychiatric Hospital would be a good place for you."

Upon hearing the words "N&S Psychiatric Hospital," Arabella's body stiffened in shock and fear as she stared at Vivienne wide-eyed.

She clearly remembered the police mentioning that whatever happened in the N&S Psychiatric Hospital remained confidential. How did Vivienne know?

Vivienne didn't care about Arabella's reaction; she just kept walking. However, her expression became more serious.

In this whole debacle with Dorian, Arabella wasn't the only one she had a score to settle with.

Over the past few days, she had been keeping an eye on Elijah's whereabouts. Just as she was thinking about it, a message from Matthew came through, informing her that Elijah had just had an "incident" in the detention center and needed to be rushed to the hospital.

A cold smile spread across Vivienne's face. Perfect timing!

While responding to Matthew's text, Vivienne stepped into the elevator just as Percival's call came through.

"Vivienne."

"What's up?" Vivienne's facial expression softened a bit upon hearing his voice.

"Rough day?" Percival's voice was low and soothing.

"You heard?" Vivienne raised an eyebrow, surprised at how quickly Percival had gotten wind of the fact that Beatrice's family had just paid her a visit and stirred up some trouble. "Mmm." Percival didn't deny it. "I have a gift for you. Would that cheer you up?"

"What kind of gift?" Vivienne was intrigued now.

At that moment, Matthew's text came through. "Boss, someone beat us to nabbing Elijah. It looks like Percival's guys, so I didn't start a fight."

Simultaneously, Percival's magnetic chuckle came through the phone. "Do you like this gift?"

A smile slowly spread across Vivienne's face.

"I love it!"