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.

explained, her voice devoid of emotion. “I never intended

a hint

slightly, waiting for him 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

of my mother’s request?” Vivienne’s

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

hers. He leaned down for a kiss

stunned. The kiss

seemed like she rather liked the

Percival’s neck and

“Then… no takebacks.”

her response, Percival deepened the

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

day, at Cloudcrest High

Class Eighteen was scheduled for that afternoon, Percival

month left before the college entrance test, the remaining study plans had been well arranged and wouldn’t change much. Apart from supervising studies, Vivienne had no other business

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

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

a

around her. Faye was checking her injury with concern. “How is it? Did it hurt your

her head

after seeing the large bruise on Coral’s left eye, she was still

pointing at Tristan,

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

much. But Tristan had openly hit Coral in school just two days ago; such a person

people on the 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 as a teacher at Cloudcrest

want to agree, he

“When did you see me doing

his hand and said,

Charlotte, knowing about the conflict between Arabella and Coral two days ago, which led to

corrupt person had the audacity to be

going to get her family to file

“Next time you

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

“Sorry, slipped.”

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