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
disagree.” Percival grabbed her hand, a hint of anger in
waiting for him
to me before she died?” Percival went on. “Because it’s a token of our engagement. It’s proof that
my mother’s request?” Vivienne’s frown
and wore it around his neck in front of Vivienne, gently stroking the smooth
taken aback, and Percival’s face suddenly approached hers. He leaned down for a kiss that
The
like she rather liked the
around Percival’s neck and
“Then… no takebacks.”
receiving her response, Percival
their entwined shadows on the light gray tiles of the bedroom. They
next day, at Cloudcrest High
physical education class for Class Eighteen was scheduled for that afternoon, Percival
been well arranged and wouldn’t change much.
the street outside the school to buy a strawberry cake. However, as she passed by the
immediately recognized it as Coral’s voice, so she stopped and went
eyes. There was a
Eighteen were all around her. Faye was checking her injury with concern. “How is it? Did it
shook her head and rubbed
seeing the
had already jumped up, pointing at Tristan, who was not far away. “As
as a substitute physical education teacher for Class One when she
against Tristan teaching, even though he was just a physical education teacher and wouldn’t affect students‘ studies much. But Tristan
of the Brooks family,
Lysander didn’t want to
shamelessly. “When did you
hand and said, “I
which led to Coral’s transfer to Class Eighteen,
had the audacity to be a
definitely going to get her family to file a complaint
the medical room quickly.” Tristan sneered. “Next time you see me, take a detour, so I don’t accidentally
sentence, two basketballs suddenly flew at him from two directions, hitting him squarely
“Sorry, slipped.”
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