The Million-Dollar Heart (Percival and Vivienne) novel Chapter 137

Arabella became restless when she heard that a video capturing her framing Dorian existed, especially after realizing that Linda had been in contact with Vivienne.

The people at GTO investigated whether Linda had indeed tried to uncover an affair the day before.

Linda had indeed installed a hidden camera in that room to catch her husband and his mistress in the act, and she had indeed recorded a video of her husband's infidelity.

But the camera she had installed was removed the day she caught him.

But Arabella didn't know, and neither did GTO.

After confirming that Linda had installed a hidden camera, they began to suspect the rest.

And so, they fell into Vivienne's trap.

"Madam, how did you know it was Arabella who knocked your dad out?" Matthew was puzzled. "Even your dad doesn't know. He was knocked out as soon as he walked in and didn't see anything. It could have been someone else who was hiding in the room ahead of time, couldn't it?"

If Linda hadn't mentioned this, Arabella might not have been tricked into revealing the truth so quickly.

It was indeed her who knocked out Dorian. Arabella became incredibly afraid upon hearing this and believed Linda had caught her red-handed. In a fit of panic, she tried to strangle Linda and demanded the video evidence.

"I guessed." Vivienne said flatly.

Vivienne paused before saying, "Go and take an IQ test."

Matthew was taken aback. "That's a personal attack."

Whether Arabella had knocked out Dorian was Vivienne's guess based on Dorian's statement. She wasn't sure if it was the truth.

Perhaps there was someone else hiding in that room that day who had knocked Dorian out.

She had checked the surveillance footage of the motel and found no one other than Arabella entering that room. The people she had sent to follow and protect Dorian found no one leaving the room after the incident.

"Your dad's been released, but he's not doing well. He's been taken to the hospital. You should go see him."

Vivienne's eyes turned icy. "What happened?"

Matthew hesitated, then replied, "Elijah's gang found out your dad was being released, so they decided to make their move."

...

At the hospital.

When Vivienne and Percival arrived, Dorian had already been taken to the operating room. Cordelia was waiting anxiously in the family waiting area with Thaddeus, and even Jaylan Lockwood and Herman were there.

"Vivienne, you're here?" Cordelia wiped her tears as she saw Vivienne and Percival enter the waiting room. She tried to smile, but her lips wouldn't lift.

"Aunt Cordelia, what did the doctor say?" Vivienne's stunning face was covered in a layer of frost, and her entire demeanor was off-putting.

"The doctor said…" Cordelia choked on her words and started crying again. "Your dad had over twenty needles stuck in him. Two of them pierced his lung. They need to operate to remove them."

Vivienne's heart filled with rage. It was the first time she felt such an intense urge to kill.

She had rescued Dorian in the quickest way possible, yet he had still been harmed.

Elijah's gang, aware that Dorian was about to be released, decided to make a clean sweep and use this to get back at her.

As Vivienne had expected, many netizens began to suspect that the police had used torture on Dorian, and when things got out of hand, they used his cellmate as a scapegoat.

However, when it was revealed that Elijah was Dorian's cellmate, people's opinions changed.

Many people vented on Twitter. "Wasn't the news of Elijah kidnapping Vivienne's student all over the news? How could the police not know?"

"You’re right! How could they not know? That young girl named Riley was the one the cops rescued, wasn't she? They knew full well that Elijah had a beef with Vivienne, and yet they locked this dangerous man up with Vivienne's father. There's something fishy going on; I'm sure of it."

"Agreed!"

Of course, there were some dissenting voices as well. "Isn't Arabella Elijah's disciple? Dorian assaulted Arabella, so isn't it normal for Elijah to take revenge for his disciple?"

"Bullshit! Have you got a leak in your brain, mate? Elijah was arrested because Arabella reported him. There's no way he was taking revenge for Arabella. It's clear as day that he was seizing the opportunity to retaliate against Vivienne."

The same person countered. "Have you all forgotten that even though Dorian cleared his name of assault, the case of his predilection for minors and his indecent behavior with young girls is still up in the air? Isn't it too early to sympathize with him?"

"Given that Arabella could now frame her own foster father for assault, I'm sure she's also lying about the whole pedophilia and indecency thing."

"Exactly. Isn't Arabella known for her lies and false accusations? She accused her foster sister before, and now she's framing her own foster father. If I ever believe a word she says again, I'll live stream eating a hot dog covered in ants!"

"Same here!"

"I'll live stream eating a burger upside down!"

"Hats off to the guy above."

Then someone dropped a cold laughter emoji. "Why don't you guys go and check out the latest news about Arabella?"