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

grabbed her hand, a hint of

frowned slightly, waiting for him

mother wanted to entrust this necklace to me before she died?” Percival went on. “Because it’s a token of our engagement. It’s proof that your mother entrusted you to me, so I won’t agree to calling off

because of my

you, and I want to protect you for the rest of my life.” Percival took 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

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

was stunned. The kiss had

it seemed like she rather liked the feeling of

around Percival’s neck

“Then… no takebacks.”

receiving her response, Percival

shadows on the light gray tiles of

at Cloudcrest High

the last physical education class for Class Eighteen was scheduled for that afternoon, Percival had accompanied

than half a month left before the college entrance test, the remaining study plans had been well arranged and wouldn’t change much. Apart from supervising

outside the school to buy a strawberry cake. However, as she passed by the gymnasium, she heard a

immediately recognized it as Coral’s voice, so she stopped and went

sitting on the ground, covering her eyes. There was a basketball lying next to her;

Eighteen were all around her. Faye was checking her injury

shook her head and

but after seeing the large bruise

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

as a substitute physical education teacher for Class One when she came to school that

against Tristan teaching, even though he was just a physical education teacher and wouldn’t affect students‘ studies much. But Tristan had openly hit Coral in school just two days ago; such a person was not

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 easy for them to appoint someone

Lysander didn’t want to

“When did you see me

hand and

about the conflict between Arabella and Coral two days ago, which led to Coral’s transfer to Class Eighteen, was so angry

a morally corrupt person had the audacity to be a

was definitely going to get her family

take her to the medical room quickly.” Tristan sneered. “Next time you

two directions, hitting him squarely in the

“Sorry, slipped.”

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