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.

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

slow ascent as

cabin was not small,

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

pointed out the

see Thomas with Isolde in the queue. The little girl had

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Vivienne and began

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

at Vivienne, indicating that he wasn’t

on her face. As if to

company today because she had

followed, which irked

far, 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. They would have even been ready

But she was Vivienne.

had been walking on eggshells for ten years, since she

nature was hard to gauge, which was a fact

knew Percival, she didn’t fully trust him, especially when she found out that he had been to her and her mother’s house after her mother’s death, looking

move to see

tolerated him always being around her, not because she was moved by him, but to see

used to hiding

wheel slowly turned as their cabin

The night sky seemed close

upon the amusement

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

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

watching the fireworks,

didn’t know that her profile, in the changing light

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

the moment he turned his head, the

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so intense that

smile. “You want to buy

seem to really like it here.” Percival was

Ellington, how about we make

“Bet on what?”