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 investigate my mother’s necklace.” Vivienne explained, her voice devoid of emotion. “I never intended
disagree.” Percival grabbed her hand, a
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
because of my
wore it around his neck
He leaned down for a kiss that
was stunned. The kiss had
rather liked the feeling of
Percival’s neck
“Then… no takebacks.”
her response, Percival deepened
morning sun streamed in, casting their entwined shadows on the light gray tiles of the bedroom. They were inseparable and reluctant
next day, at Cloudcrest
education class for Class Eighteen was scheduled for that afternoon, Percival
plans had been well
the school to
hearing, she immediately recognized it as Coral’s voice, so she stopped and went to take a
was sitting on the ground, covering her eyes. There was a basketball lying next
was checking her injury
her head and
relief, but after seeing the large
far!” Charlotte, always quick to anger, had already jumped up, pointing at Tristan, who was not far away.
as a substitute physical education teacher for Class
was 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 fit to be a
Brooks family, and although the Brooks family was no match for the Ellington family, it was still easy for them to appoint someone as a teacher
Lysander didn’t want
“When did you see me doing it
shook his 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
going to get her family to file a complaint with the
you see me, take a detour,
flew at him from two directions, hitting him squarely in the face.
“Sorry, slipped.”
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