The Million-Dollar Heart

Chapter 100

After school, Percival wanted to walk home together, but Vivienne shut him down hard.

She always had a lot of stuff on her mind about her mom that she wanted to talk about with Iris, and having Percival there would make it awkward.

Vivienne and Iris had already informed Dorian and Cordelia, so they picked up Thaddeus, grabbed a bite, and headed to the amusement park.

It’d been a long time, and Iris’s face seemed a lot older than Vivienne remembered, but she was still as gentle as ever.

Iris held Thaddeus and smiled at Vivienne. It reminded her of an old photo where Iris was holding her with the same gentleness.

That was her only time at an amusement park.

Vivienne was prepared for Iris to plead for the Hawthorn family.

But Iris dragged Thaddeus straight to the merry-go-round as soon as they got there and waved at Vivienne. “Come on, Vivienne, join us.”

Vivienne cracked a smile. Her beauty was like a breath of springtime sunshine.

Aside from a few rides with height restrictions, the three of them did the whole park.

In the end, Iris and Thaddeus came out of the haunted house and got all excited after seeing the Ferris wheel.

While queuing, Thaddeus wanted some ice cream. Iris turned to Vivienne. “Hold the line, Vivienne. I’ll take him to get some. We’ll be right back.”

“Sure,” Vivienne nodded.

However, they were taking forever. It was almost their turn, and there was still no sign of them.

Just as Vivienne was hesitating at the ticket gate, someone grabbed her hand from the side and dragged her onto the Ferris wheel.

it was and frowned. “Mr. Ellington, don’t you have anything better to

wheel started its slow ascent as the door

guy. The cabin was not small,

in the seat. “Isolde wanted to come to the park. What are

that, he pointed

out to see Thomas with Isolde in the

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Vivienne and began

engagement party, Percival’s parents took Isolde back. Percival’s mom, Cecilia, didn’t like Vivienne, so she kept Isolde away from the Hawthorn family,

Vivienne, indicating that he

face. As if to say, “Yeah, like I’m gonna

declined Percival’s company today because she had questions

Percival still followed, which

Percival had been the perfect fiancé. He always behaved appropriately and did a lot for her. Most girls would have fallen madly in love with

But she was Vivienne.

eggshells for ten years,

gauge, which was

especially when she found out that he had been to her and her mother’s house after her

every move to see if he had ulterior

not because she was moved by him, but to see

to hiding

slowly turned as their cabin

out the window. The night

looked down upon the amusement park lights and the tiny

with ice cream. They were in line with Thomas and

the entire sky. It was a

the fireworks, and

in the changing light of the fireworks,

saying this, Percival found that his throat was now a bit dry. He had to fake a cough and

moment he turned his head, the cabin’s glass reflected the amazement in his

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that

oblivious, and she gave him a slight smile. “You want to

to really like it here.” Percival

how about we make a bet?”

“Bet on what?”