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

slow

The cabin was not small, but it still

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

he pointed out the

out to see Thomas with Isolde in

12.15

and began waving

like Vivienne,

indicating that he wasn’t

from Percival with a smirk on her face. As if to say, “Yeah, like

because she had questions for Iris about her mother,

followed, which irked

for her. Most girls would have fallen madly in

But she was Vivienne.

eggshells for ten years, since she lost her

was hard to gauge, which was

out that he had been to

scrutinize his every move

she was moved by him, but to

to hiding herself. She had

turned as their cabin stopped at the

window. The night sky seemed close

amusement park lights

and Thaddeus returned with ice cream. They were in line with Thomas and

up the entire sky. It was a

was watching the fireworks, and Percival

in the

park for you.” After saying this, Percival found that his throat was now a bit dry. He had to fake a cough

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

Chapter 100

intense that even he

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

to really like it here.” Percival was

how about we make

“Bet on what?”