The Million-Dollar Heart

Chapter 102

She and Vivienne tacitly didn’t bring up the previous topic again.

Talking about it more might do more harm than good, potentially hurting someone’s feelings. Eventually, they took the two kids out for a late-night snack.

Iris originally thought that since she had invited Vivienne out, she would be the one to take Vivienne and Thaddeus home.

But Percival volunteered to do it. Iris was happy to give the young couple more time together,

so she went home alone.

Before leaving, she said to Vivienne, ‘I’ve already made a deal with your dad. I’ll have lunch with your family tomorrow.

“Gotcha. Be careful on your way home, Auntie.” Vivienne nodded.

By the time they got to Tranquil Estates, the two worn-out kids had fallen asleep.

Vivienne had just gotten out of the car with Thaddeus when Percival took him from her arms. “I’ll walk you up. Percival said gently.

Vivienne nodded.

Isolde fell asleep on the seat, mumbling, ‘Stinky brother…”

Vivienne smiled, patted Isolde’s head, closed the car door for her, and then made her way

inside.

It was almost ten o’clock, and Tranquil Estates was very quiet. Only the three of them were in

the elevator.

the elevator, Percival

the towel?” Vivienne smiled slightly but was not

corridor light cast his tall shadow over her. “Vivienne, you are the first person in

himself that she

feeling well up in her heart. It was a warm feeling,

could figure it out, the door to her house was suddenly opened from the inside, and Dorian popped

had taken Vivienne somewhere unsavory After all, Percival’s reputation was infamous, and, to

lost to Vivienne when we

Vivienne go into the house, and then

and turned to

time limit to your promise?” Vivienne suddenly

back at her. “For you, there’s no

Cloudcrest High School.

Iris, Vivienne declined Charlotte’s invitation to go

cafeteria.

as she stepped out of the school gate, a black Lincoln quickly stopped in

blinking, and then at the slowly lowering car window in the back

car window, Percival’s eyes seemed to look

I’ll give you

really have a lot of free time.” Vivienne stood there with her arms folded, not

he said he was

Class Eighteen didn’t have PE, so how come he came to school again at the exact time she was

invited me to lunch too.” Percival said with a slight laugh, trying to feign innocence. “He said we’re going to be family, and since your aunt rarely comes home, we don’t know when we’ll see

he deliberately called Dorian at the right time and intentionally brought up

as she opened

“Auntie.”

was filled with anger and

Vivienne

Chapter 102

went to pick up Thaddeus at noon, your grandmother said she was sick and missed Thaddeus. She wanted to see him but was afraid you wouldn’t allow it.” Iris said guiltily. “So I thought about seeing him before meeting you guys and

expect your grandmother to

came back this

Iris

this, but she really didn’t expect Iris to be soft-hearted and listen to Beatrice’s nonsense and take Thaddeus to the hospital