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

wheel started its slow ascent as

guy. The cabin was not small, but it still felt a

the seat. “Isolde wanted to come to the park. What are the odds that you guys are here

that, he pointed out

out to see Thomas with Isolde in the queue. The little girl

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spotted Vivienne and

like Vivienne, so she

his hands at Vivienne, indicating that he

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

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

still followed,

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 him by now.

But she was Vivienne.

had been walking on eggshells for ten years, since she

nature was hard to gauge, which was a

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

she would scrutinize his every move to see if he had

not because she was

hiding herself. She

Ferris wheel slowly turned as their cabin stopped

the window. The night

amusement park lights and the

were in line with Thomas and Isolde, both kids

fireworks lit up the entire

fireworks, and

that her profile, in the changing light of

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

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

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intense that

and she gave him a slight smile. “You

like

how about we make a bet?” Vivienne’s smile

“Bet on what?”