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.

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

slow

was not small, but

seat. “Isolde wanted to come to the

he pointed

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

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and began waving

Cecilia, didn’t like Vivienne, so she kept Isolde away from the Hawthorn family, which

Vivienne, indicating that he wasn’t pulling

across from Percival with a smirk on her face. As if to say, “Yeah, like I’m gonna

Percival’s company today because she had questions for

Percival still followed,

fiancé. He always behaved appropriately and did a lot for her. Most girls would have

But she was Vivienne.

been walking on eggshells for ten years, since she

hard to gauge, which was a

found out that he

every move to see if he

not because she was moved by him, but

to hiding herself. She had

the Ferris wheel slowly turned as

window. The night sky

amusement park lights and

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

entire sky.

fireworks, and Percival was

her profile, in the changing light of

his throat was now a bit dry. He had to fake a cough

head, the cabin’s glass reflected

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intense that even

slight smile. “You want to buy this

seem to really like

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

“Bet on what?”