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,

towel?” Vivienne smiled slightly but was not

told you that I would let you win.” He stood next to her, so the corridor light cast his tall shadow over her. “Vivienne, you are the first person in the world

that she would be the only

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

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

Percival with a reproachful look, suspecting that he had taken Vivienne somewhere unsavory After all, Percival’s reputation was infamous, and, to him, Vivienne was

“I lost to Vivienne when we were playing

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

and

time limit to your promise?”

looked back at her. “For you, there’s no

Cloudcrest High School.

Iris, Vivienne

cafeteria.

she stepped out of the school gate, a black Lincoln quickly stopped in front of her as if it

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

eyes seemed to look even darker than

I’ll give you

lot of free time.” Vivienne stood there with her arms folded,

park, he

how come he came to school again at the exact time she was

Hawthorn 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

admit that he deliberately called Dorian at the right time and intentionally

opened the car door and got

“Auntie.”

choked voice was filled with

happened?” 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

sorry. I didn’t expect your grandmother to

had just happened in the Hawthorn family when Iris came back this time, she didn’t return to

was close to Imperial Blossom Nursery, Iris proposed to pick up Thaddeus at noon. Dorian and his wife

to be soft-hearted and listen to Beatrice’s nonsense and take Thaddeus to the hospital where Beatrice was