The Million-Dollar Heart novel Chapter 37

Beatrice and Arabella were gobsmacked by this unexpected turn of events, momentarily left speechless.

They didn’t expect that Percival would play the surveillance video of a corner where there was no camera installed.

Who the hell had set up that camera?

This was so infuriating!

However, Beatrice had no time to figure out who was behind the camera, she had to deal with the pressing issue at hand.

As Beatrice was racking her brains for a solution, someone broke the silence among the guests, "I never thought that this talented lady of Havenwood would be so cold-hearted. The adopted daughter slip drugs to Ms. Vivienne. What was she trying to do, kill Ms. Vivienne?"

"She wouldn't dare to kill someone, but she'd dare to ruin a girl's reputation, can't you see that? Beatrice and Arabella were here to catch her in the act. What does that mean? Weren't they trying to hand Ms. Vivienne over to Mr. Ellington?"

"I've seen a lot of the dark side of wealthy families, but this kind of cruelty is a first for me. To go to such lengths for the Ellington family's fortune, making her own granddaughter suffer, it's really an eye-opener for me."

"You're right, even though the surveillance showed that Arabella made the maid drug Ms. Vivienne, who can guarantee that Beatrice wasn't involved? Just look at the status of the Dorian family, it's clear that Beatrice doesn't like Vivienne, but she also doesn't want to give up the Ellington's fortune, that's why she wanted to set up her granddaughter... We should stay away from the Hawthorn family in the future, who knows when we might get framed."

The guests had been watching the developments in silence, like spectators on the sidelines.

When the surveillance video was played, they couldn't hold back anymore and started discussing.

Their discussions were so loud that Beatrice could hear everything.

Hearing their comments, Beatrice felt a lump in her throat.

She had messed up today, and the reputation of the Hawthorn family was utterly ruined.

But she was a seasoned woman, she just took a deep breath and stepped forward, "I was the one who asked Arabella to drug Ms. Vivienne."

Things had come this far, she could only protect Arabella.

The guests all wore expressions that said, 'just as I thought.'

Beatrice walked up to Vivienne, looking down at her, "I don't like you, and I don't like your mother. You two are a disgrace to the Hawthorn family. But since your father brought you back, I'll acknowledge you as my granddaughter."

Vivienne looked at her with a blank expression, listening to her continue.

"You were raised in the Emerald Monastery, without manners or knowledge. Being able to get engaged to the son of the Ellington family is your good fortune. And originally, you were the one who was supposed to marry him. You didn't want to get married, but you wanted Arabella to marry him. She's still in school, how could she possibly get married?"

"The Ellingtons insisted on your marriage, and I couldn't convince you, so I had to think of this method." Beatrice's eyes were filled with tears, "I was wrong, I thought that if your relationship with Mr. Ellington was confirmed, you would agree to get engaged to Mr. Ellington. But I was wrong, I shouldn't have let Joseph drug you."

"Octavia passed out from anger, this is all my fault!"

Beatrice expressed guilt while blaming Vivienne for her actions towards Joseph.

But those who knew the truth knew that she was trying to shift all the blame onto Vivienne.

Because Vivienne didn't want to marry Percival, Beatrice drugged her. Vivienne refused to comply and instead took action against Joseph.

"Mr. Ellington has something else, do you want to see it?" Vivienne didn't get angry because of Beatrice's words, instead, she smiled faintly.

Hearing this, Beatrice felt a twinge of anxiety, she suspected this was not something good. She felt that Vivienne was always against her.

Without waiting for Vivienne to speak, Beatrice said, "Quickly give the antidote to Joseph."