The Million-Dollar Heart (Percival and Vivienne) novel Chapter 44

Right at that moment, the doorbell rang.

Cordelia got up to answer it and was a bit taken aback when she saw who was at the door. But she quickly regained her composure and greeted with a smile, "Richard, you're here? Come on in."

Since they were discussing the marriage between the two families, the presence of an elder was necessary. Percival alone wasn't enough.

Richard was a bit older and was expected to arrive at noon, but he showed up before nine.

Upon seeing Richard, Dorian immediately stood up and greeted him respectfully, "Richard, have a seat."

Although he was reluctant about Vivienne marrying Percival, Richard was a respected elder and deserved respect.

Vivienne also greeted, "Hi, Mr. Richard!"

At the same time, Percival, Leopold, and Thomas also greeted Dorian and the others, "Mr. Dorian, Ms. Cordelia, howdy."

They nodded to Vivienne as a courteous greeting.

Everyone sat down after exchanging greetings.

Cordelia went to get some coffee. Their family wasn't wealthy and couldn't afford the good stuff on a regular basis. Dorian was the main coffee drinker.

Now that they had guests, it wouldn't be appropriate to serve this grade of coffee.

But it was too late to buy new coffee beans, so she had no choice but to serve the brewed coffee, "I'm sorry, all we have is this regular coffee. If you're not used to it, I can go get some right now."

Richard picked up the coffee, sniffed it, then took a sip, "This coffee is great, rich and slightly sweet. It's better than what I usually drink. Where do you get it? I'd like to get some for myself."

Dorian and Cordelia were quite nervous initially, but they relaxed upon hearing this. Their impression of the Ellington family greatly improved.

Their impression of Percival also got better.

If it were other people, they might have found the coffee not good enough.

But they not only didn't think so, but also showed a warm smile on their faces.

"We grew these coffee beans ourselves. We could give some of them to you if you enjoy it." Cordelia said.

"Is it coffee beans grown at your place?" Richard said with surprise, "Great! I love to drink this natural coffee. I won't stand on ceremony then."

"Sure."

With Richard saying so, the two families felt even closer.

The engagement of Percival and Vivienne was set for ten days later, but three days had passed since that point.

So according to the current timeline, the engagement would be in seven days.

"We, the Ellington family, are offering a check of ten million as a wedding gift, along with three Rivenwood properties, as Vivienne's personal wealth. Two cars, also for Vivienne. After the wedding, they can live with me if they want, or they can stay in Percival's villa."

During this time, in order to cover family expenses and Thaddeus' tuition, Cordelia had used up Astrid's savings, almost a hundred thousand.

Eighty-eight thousand wouldn't even be enough to compensate Astrid's savings.

"As for the money we'll contribute, we'll prepare a property and a car worth around one hundred thousand for Vivienne. These are her premarital assets, hers alone. Besides, we'll also prepare a ring worth eight thousand for Mr. Ellington, as well as a suit worth five thousand."

After Cordelia finished, the room fell silent, the ticking of the wall clock the only sound.

Richard and Percival were completely stunned by Cordelia's words.

They had never seen such a stepmother.

She wasn't greedy, she considered everything for her stepdaughter.

Her generosity was unmatched even by many noble families.

Tears were already welling up in Vivienne's eyes.

She lost her mother when she was nine. Apart from the warmth in her memories, she couldn't feel the warmth of the world, she found it cruel.

Cordelia, however, was like a beam of light, suddenly illuminating her inner world.

After a moment of silence, Richard suddenly slapped the table and said, "Good! Very good! Cordelia, you're one of the few people I've ever met who really impressed me. Let's do it your way."