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 investigate my mother’s necklace.” Vivienne explained, her

her hand, a hint of anger in

waiting for him to

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,

because of my mother’s

like 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 you belong

Percival’s face suddenly approached hers. He leaned

was stunned. The kiss

like she rather liked

Percival’s neck

“Then… no takebacks.”

her response, Percival deepened the

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

at Cloudcrest

class for Class Eighteen was scheduled for that afternoon, Percival had

had been well arranged and wouldn’t change much. Apart from supervising studies,

go to the street outside the school to buy

hearing, she immediately recognized it as Coral’s voice,

covering her eyes. There was a basketball lying next

rest of Class Eighteen were all around her. Faye was checking her injury with concern. “How

her head and rubbed her

out a sigh of relief, but after seeing the large bruise

gone too far!” Charlotte, always quick to anger, had already jumped up, pointing at Tristan, who was

the board of directors as a substitute

physical education teacher and wouldn’t affect students‘ studies much. But Tristan had openly hit Coral in school just two days ago; such a

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 as

Lysander didn’t want to

did you see

hand and said,

Charlotte, knowing about the conflict between Arabella and Coral two days ago, which led to Coral’s transfer to Class Eighteen, was so angry at Tristan’s blatant lie that she

a morally corrupt person had the audacity to be

to get her family to file a complaint with the

quickly.” Tristan sneered. “Next time you see me, take a detour,

suddenly flew at him from two directions, hitting him squarely in the face.

“Sorry, slipped.”

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