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.

elevator, Percival suddenly asked,

in the towel?” Vivienne smiled slightly

told you that I would let you win.” He stood next to her, so the corridor light cast his tall shadow over her.

to himself that she would be the

felt a strange feeling well up in her heart. It was a warm

and Dorian popped his head out. “Didn’t you guys go to the amusement park? What did you lose? You didn’t gamble, did

with a reproachful look, suspecting that he had taken Vivienne somewhere unsavory After all, Percival’s reputation was infamous, and, to him, Vivienne was a good girl. If anything happened, it

Vivienne when we were playing

from him, let Vivienne go into the house, and then said to

nodded and turned to

a time limit to your promise?” Vivienne

looked back at her. “For you, there’s

Cloudcrest High School.

her lunch date with Iris, Vivienne declined Charlotte’s invitation to go

cafeteria.

a black Lincoln quickly stopped in front of her as if it

was staring at her without blinking, and then at the slowly lowering car window in the

window, Percival’s eyes seemed to look even darker than the

I’ll give you a

time.” Vivienne stood there with her arms folded, not

he said he was just

Class Eighteen didn’t have PE, so how come he came to

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

admit that he deliberately called Dorian at the right time

soon as she opened the car door and got in, she received a

“Auntie.”

choked voice was filled with anger and

happened?” Vivienne

Chapter 102

Iris said guiltily. “So I thought about seeing him before meeting

I didn’t expect your grandmother to do

back this time, she didn’t return to the chaotic Hawthorn Mansion but stayed in a

close to Imperial Blossom Nursery, Iris proposed to pick up Thaddeus at noon.

didn’t expect Iris to be soft-hearted and listen to Beatrice’s nonsense and