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.

my mother’s necklace.” Vivienne explained, her voice devoid of emotion. “I

her hand, a hint

slightly, waiting for him

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

of my mother’s request?”

necklace and wore it around his neck in front of Vivienne, gently

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

was stunned. The kiss

she rather liked the feeling of

her arms around Percival’s neck and kissed him

“Then… no takebacks.”

response, Percival deepened

in, casting their entwined shadows on the light gray tiles

at Cloudcrest

the last physical education class for Class Eighteen was

the college entrance test, the remaining study plans had been well arranged and wouldn’t change much. Apart from supervising studies, Vivienne

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

recognized it as Coral’s voice, so she

a basketball lying next to

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

her head

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

too far!” Charlotte, always quick to anger, had already jumped up, pointing at Tristan, who was not far away. “As a teacher, you deliberately hit

Tristan’s sudden appointment by the board of directors as a substitute physical education teacher for Class One when she

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

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 a teacher

if Lysander didn’t want

at Charlotte shamelessly. “When did you see me doing

shook his hand and said, “I just

days ago, which led to Coral’s transfer to Class Eighteen, was so angry at Tristan’s blatant lie that she

had the

family to file a complaint with the

quickly.” Tristan sneered. “Next time you see me, take a detour, so I don’t

from two directions, hitting him squarely in the face. The impact made him

“Sorry, slipped.”

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