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.

around to see who it was and frowned. “Mr. Ellington, don’t

started its slow ascent as the door

not small, but it still felt a bit cramped to

come to the park. What are the odds that

that, he pointed out the

in the queue. The little girl

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Vivienne and

Vivienne, so she

indicating that he wasn’t pulling

face.

company today because she had questions for Iris about her mother,

Percival still followed,

a lot for her. Most girls would have fallen madly in love with him by now. They

But she was Vivienne.

been walking on eggshells for

gauge, which was

out that he had been to her and her

move to see if he had

always being around her, not because she was moved by him,

was used to hiding herself. She had

as their

out the window. The night sky seemed close but far

upon the amusement park lights and

with ice cream. They were in line with Thomas and Isolde, both kids were hand in

far off, fireworks lit up the entire sky. It was a riot

fireworks, and Percival was

that her profile, in the changing light of the fireworks, was

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

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

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was so intense that

a slight smile. “You want to buy this amusement park for

really like it here.” Percival was

we make a bet?” Vivienne’s

“Bet on what?”