The Million-Dollar Heart (Percival and Vivienne)
Chapter 332

Dorian paused for a moment. His silence made the air heavy.

After a while, he began to speak, using a slow and steady tone. "Vivienne, on the way here, I had a lot of time to think. I might not be your biological father, but I've always considered you my own daughter. This situation made me realize that with your mother gone, it's my duty to protect you."

Vivienne didn't respond. She waited for him to continue.

"I've been too weak before, but I want to grow stronger." Dorian glanced at Vivienne and Percival, moistening his lips before he continued. "Your grandma has returned to the countryside, and I don't have any immediate family left in Havenwood. So, I've decided to move to Rivenwood and start my own business."

As he ended, Dorian turned to Cordelia with an apologetic look on his face. "Cordelia, I'm sorry for making this decision without consulting you. You still have family in Havenwood, and it isn't fair for me to decide this on my own."

Cordelia's face showed signs of anger. "Do you see me as some sort of irrational woman?"

Dorian quickly retorted. "No, you've always been a wonderful wife and mother."

"Then don't talk about what's fair or not! When I married you, I became your family. Whatever decisions you make, I'll support you. Besides, my parents have my siblings to take care of them. I trust them." After her outburst, Cordelia looked towards Vivienne. "Although I don't have any blood relation to Vivienne, she's always been there to protect us. She's done so much for us behind the scenes. Now, it's our turn to protect her. I agree with moving to Rivenwood."

"Thank you, Cordelia." Dorian looked truly touched.

Vivienne watched them as a warm feeling flowed through her. After a moment, she spoke in the softest voice she could imagine. "Mom, Dad, you don't have to do anything for my sake. As long as you're happy I'm happy."

Dorian and Cordelia were taken aback. Their eyes widened in disbelief. "Vivienne, what did you just call us?"

Mom and Dad?

Had they misheard? Was this some sort of daydream?

Percival watched from the sidelines with a small smile playing on his lips.

These affectionate names wouldn't have come easily to the young girl if she didn't genuinely care for them. But Dorian and Cordelia deserved to be called mom and dad by Vivienne. They were more deserving than Scott ever was.

"Mom! Dad!" Vivienne spoke again. "I'm sorry for not calling you this sooner."

"It's not too late!" Dorian's voice choked up as tears spilled from his eyes. "It's not too late at all!"

Only he knew how long he'd waited for Vivienne to call him dad.

But when Vivienne had decided to leave Havenwood, he'd thought she'd never change her mind. But now, after hearing her call him dad, he felt like he was living in a dream.

Cordelia was also teary-eyed. "Yes, it's not too late. It's just right!"

She wanted to say more, but her voice began to fail her, leaving only tears of joy.

Dorian suddenly burst out laughing. "Who cares if you're Scott's biological daughter? I got to hear you call me dad first! It was all worth it! Even getting kidnapped was worth it!"

He grabbed Cordelia's hand as he laughed. "Cordelia, should we go replace those people and get kidnapped again? I feel like I'm dreaming; I don't want to wake up!"

Vivienne, Percival, and Cordelia all stared at him, unsure of how to respond.

After a moment of heartfelt emotion, Dorian made a decision. "Now that Vivienne has called me dad, I'm definitely going to stay in Rivenwood."

He turned to Vivienne. "The perfume formula your mother gave me, I was planning on never using it again. But now, I want to use it to start a company. Vivienne, I also want to use the 10-million-dollar marriage gift your grandfather gave me to start this business. I want to earn enough to support you."

He spoke without any hesitation, causing Vivienne to smile. "Okay."

Suddenly, she remembered something. "Did you just now decide to start a company?"

"Yes!" Dorian replied. "On the way here, I was thinking about it. Alliance Enterprises is a good company, but I can't provide any help to you there. I want to start my own company and stand on my own two feet. I want to be a strong pillar for my family. When Astrid gets married, her in-laws won't dare look down on her."

Vivienne frowned. "The people pretending to be you also mentioned starting a perfume company not long ago."

Dorian paused as he recalled something. "I remember now. They asked me for the perfume formula. I told them I had torn it up. But why would they want to start a perfume company?" Vivienne frowned but didn't reply.

Percival spoke up. "They must have thought that the formula for the potion was written into the perfume formula."

Karen's medical expertise was admired by all of GTO. She was involved in the research of the potion, and if she were able to destroy the potion in the lab and even bring some bottles out, she must know the formula.

The person who had the most contact with Karen was Dorian, and he did give Vivienne the potion, so GTO must have thought that the potion formula was written into the perfume formula.

Vivienne sneered. "Do they really think my mom would be stupid enough to write something that important into a perfume formula?"

"Only a fool would disguise themselves so poorly." Percival commented coldly.

Despite their disguises as Dorian and Cordelia, he and Vivienne had managed to remain mostly undetected.

Dorian listened to their explanation and finally came to understand it. With a nod, he turned around, and from his underpants pocket, he pulled out a piece of paper and handed it to Vivienne. "Vivienne, could you check if there are any medical ingredients in this perfume recipe?"

Vivienne and Percival were dumbfounded.

He kept something that important in his underpants pocket?!

Dorian noticed Vivienne's hesitation in taking the recipe, so he let out an awkward chuckle. "Ever since that student from Class Eighteen was kidnapped, I've been worried about being targeted. Anything your mother left me, I keep safely. The perfume recipe is so important that I naturally have to keep it with me all the time... ahem..."

Dorian cleared his throat and continued. "To prevent it from being stolen, I asked Cordelia... No, your mom, to sew a secret pocket into my underpants... ahem... so even if anything unexpected happens, I don't have to worry about it being stolen."

Vivienne's lips twitched. She always felt helpless when it came to Dorian. "The recipe doesn't have any medical ingredients. I checked it a long time ago."

Dorian let out another awkward chuckle and put away the recipe. "In that case, I'll keep it."

After talking for a while, Vivienne decided it was time for Dorian and Cordelia to rest. She and Percival were about to leave when suddenly Cordelia exclaimed, "Oh my! Thaddeus is still in Havenwood! Vivienne, let's rush over to bring him back."

Vivienne was a bit taken aback.

How long did it take her to remember her own son?

Thaddeus must be sneezing right now.

"I've already brought Thaddeus back. You both rest; we still have some issues to sort out." Vivienne said.

They still had the GTO guys to handle.

And there was Paula, too. She also needed to be taught a lesson.