The Million-Dollar Heart

Chapter 162

Chapter 162

Karen.

Percival’s icy gaze tightened at the sound of the name, as if he had heard it somewhere before.

With a comforting look in his eyes, Percival gazed at Vivienne.

“Thank goodness.”

“Thank goodness.”

Vivienne mirrored his smile, grateful that they were allies instead of enemies.

The question that had been lingering in her mind was finally answered, and Vivienne felt relieved that she didn’t have to cross swords with Percival.

The summer morning sun was perfect; a few birds landed on the balcony and chirped merrily.

“Percival, we can call off our engagement now.” Vivienne looked at Percival, her face a picture of calm.

Percival’s gentle expression instantly froze. The joy he was just feeling was shattered. “Why?”

The question that had been lingering in her mind was finally answered, and Vivienne felt relieved that she didn’t have to cross swords with Percival.

The summer morning sun was perfect; a few birds landed on the balcony and chirped merrily.

“Percival, we can call off our engagement now.” Vivienne looked at Percival, her face a picture of calm.

Percival’s gentle expression instantly froze. The joy he was just feeling was shattered. “Why?”

Did she want to break off their engagement?

He wouldn’t allow it.

to you to investigate my mother’s necklace.” Vivienne explained, her voice devoid of emotion. “I never intended to get

a hint of anger in his

frowned slightly, waiting for him

to me before she died?” Percival went on. “Because it’s a token of our engagement. It’s proof that your mother entrusted you

my mother’s

out the necklace and wore it around his neck in front of Vivienne, gently stroking the smooth surface of the pendant. “This is proof that you belong

and Percival’s face suddenly approached hers. He leaned down for a kiss that was. both

The kiss

rather liked the

around Percival’s neck and

“Then… no takebacks.”

her response, Percival deepened the

streamed in, casting their entwined shadows on the light gray tiles of the bedroom. They

day, at Cloudcrest High

Class Eighteen was scheduled for that afternoon, Percival had accompanied Vivienne to

had been well arranged and wouldn’t change much. Apart from supervising studies, Vivienne had no other

in physical education class, she had planned to go to the street outside the school to buy a strawberry cake.

hearing, she immediately recognized it as Coral’s

her eyes. There was a basketball lying next to her; clearly, she had been hit

Eighteen were all around her. Faye was checking her injury with concern. “How is it? Did it hurt your

her head and

seeing the large bruise on Coral’s left eye,

up, pointing at Tristan, who was not far away. “As a teacher, you deliberately

appointment by the board of directors as a substitute physical education teacher for Class One when she came to

affect students‘ studies much. But Tristan had openly hit Coral in school just two days ago; such

people on the board of directors of Cloudcrest High School, all of them of high status. Tristan was the adopted son of the Brooks family, and although the Brooks family was no match for the Ellington family, it was still

Lysander didn’t want to

at Charlotte shamelessly. “When did you see me doing it on

hand and said, “I just

about the conflict between Arabella and Coral two days ago, which led to Coral’s

morally corrupt person had the audacity to

family to file a complaint with

medical room quickly.” Tristan sneered. “Next time you see me, take

he could finish his sentence, two basketballs suddenly flew at him from two directions, hitting him squarely in the face.

“Sorry, slipped.”

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