The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

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Chapter 308

Chapter 308

After dinner, Vivienne led Dorian and Cordelia to the quest room

Judith had already arranged for the room to be tidied up. It was spacious and comfortable.

Furthermore, everything inside was brand new

Dorian looked around and let out a few sighs of relief “After seeing Vivienne living well, I can finally feel

at ease I was worned about her being mistreated by the Brooks family”

Cordelia chuckled “With Vivienne’s capabilities, who would dare bully her? Don’t worry too much

Donan sighed. “You don’t understand. As a father, how can one not worry about their daughter? Even

though Vivienne has now been recognized by her biological family, in my eyes, the will always be my

own daughter”

Vivienne lifted her eyes subtly and cast a glance at him without him noticing. Her smile seemed to

deepen with every passing moment

After a moment she collected herself and spoke evenly “Mr Hawthom, did you take leave from your job

at Havenwood to come to Riverwood?”

Donan was taken aback then frowned “No I quith”

Vivienne raised her eyebrows “Quit?”

“Yes” Donan nodded. “At first, I thought the job was fine. It was decent, and it gave me a high salary.

But you wouldn’t believe how the chairman of Alliance Enterprises treats his employees. Despite my

projects being flawless, he would always find faults. He even insulted me in front of my colleagues. I

was so angry that I resigned

Vivienne found this amusing. “You mean, the Chairman of Alliance Enterprises publicly berated you?”

Interesting

“Yes!” Donians face was grim “So we came to Rivenwood not just to mend our relationship with the

Brooks family but also to seek new opportunities

Vivienne arched her eyebrow “What do you want to do?”

Dorian hesitated while looking at Vivienne. “Vienne, I’ve been thinking about this for a while, but I need

your approval.”

Vivienne listened with a placid expression. “Let’s hear it.‘

“I want to start my own business using your mother’s perfume formula Dorian paused and observed

Vivienne’s reaction.

Vivienne lifted her eyes, signaling for him to continue

Seeing no change in her expression Donan continued: “The Hawthorn family is in the past now, and I

don’t want to work for someone else forever. Thaddeus is still young. and his future education and

living expenses will be costly. Working at Alliance Enterprises alone won’t be enough to support our

family.

But as you know, the Hawthorn family got their start in the perfume business, and I don’t know much

else Your mother left her perfume formula, so I thought I could develop it and start my own company

However

Donan paused, then continued “When Cordelia was tidying up, she accidentally tore the formula I tried

to piece it together, but it was no use. So

Vivienne lifted her eyes slightly as her slender fingers played with a trinket on the table. “You want me

to provide the perfume formula”

Donan looked a bit embarrassed” “I know this might be difficult for you, considering it’s something your

mother left behind. But I thought that if i could start a successful business it would be a great help to

you, wouldnt it?”

Vivienne smirked Fine i give you the formula

Dorian was delighted “Vivienne, you’re wonderful I knew all the care I’ve shown you wasn’t in vain.”

Vivienne looked at him with a cold gaze and an inscrutable expression.

“By the way, there’s one more thing” Dorian suddenly remembered

Vivienne lifted her eyes signaling for him to continue again.

We don’t have any startup capital Dorian looked embarrassed “Right now I only have the 300 thousand

that Judith gave us if we want to start a company, 300 thousand is far from enough Vivienne, could you

talk to your father and ask him to invest in us?”

Vivienne’s fingers, resting on the table trinket, paused. Her gaze was thoughtful as she asked, “How

much do you need?”

“For startup capital, we’d need at least 2 million to begin with Donan said

Vivienne withdrew her hand from the trinket and casually said, “Fine! I’ll give you the 2 million. There’s

no need to involve the Brooks family”

Donan and Cordelia were shocked

Neither of them expected Vivienne to agree so readily. They were momentarily speechless

After seeing their surprised expressions Vivienne arched an eyebrow “What?”

“Nothing” Donan quickly gathered his thoughts and laughed awkwardly just didn’t expect the Brooks

family to be so good to you. Giving you 2 million just like thach i your mother knew shed be so happy

Vivienne’s lips curled slightly as she looked at Dorian and Cordelia You two should mest now Don’t

worry about anything i

“Alright

Vivienne nodded and returned to her room

As the door closed behind her Vivienne’s eyes narrowed and an aura of stemness radiated from her.

She took out her phone and quickly dialed Matthew’s number

The call connected quickly “Visienne‘

“Did you find anything? Vivienne’s voice was cold and du of any warran

Thaddeus is currently staying at his cousins place near Capital Elementary School Durian had tim

removed hom school. There’s no suspicious activity around the cousin’s place, but Matthew hesitated

unsure if he should continue

“Go on Vivienne commanded him to continue Her face however retained expressions

“Thaddeus isn’t doing well His cousin feeds him only one meal a day it’s just sume green and bread.

The two kids there bully him constantly. When we arrived Thaddeus was all bruised and noticeably

thinner To avoid detection, i secretly treated his injunea and gave him some food”

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