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.

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

Ferris wheel started its slow

was not small, but it still

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

pointed

Thomas with Isolde in the queue. The little girl

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Vivienne and began

Percival’s parents took Isolde back. Percival’s mom, Cecilia, didn’t like Vivienne, so she kept Isolde

indicating

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

Percival’s company today because she had questions for

still followed,

far, Percival had been the perfect fiancé. He always behaved appropriately and did a lot for her. Most girls would

But she was Vivienne.

eggshells for ten years, since

was hard to gauge, which

knew Percival, she didn’t fully trust him, especially when she found out that he

she would scrutinize his every move to see

because she was moved by him, but to see his

used to hiding herself.

wheel slowly turned as their

the window. The night sky

upon the amusement park

They were in line with

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

watching the fireworks, and Percival

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

saying this, Percival found that his throat was

the cabin’s glass reflected the amazement in his

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was so intense that even

oblivious, and she gave him a slight smile.

seem to really like it here.” Percival was

about we make a bet?” Vivienne’s smile

“Bet on what?”