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

disagree.” Percival grabbed her hand, a

slightly, waiting for

know why your 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,

my mother’s request?”

wore it around his neck in front of Vivienne, gently stroking the smooth surface of the pendant. “This is proof that

Percival’s face suddenly approached hers. He leaned down

stunned. The kiss had

it seemed like she rather liked the

her arms around Percival’s

“Then… no takebacks.”

her response,

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

day, at Cloudcrest High

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

the remaining study plans had been

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

keen 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 to her;

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

her head and rubbed

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

Charlotte, always quick to anger, had already jumped up, pointing at Tristan, who was not far away. “As a

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

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

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

want to

“When did you see me doing

shook his hand

conflict between Arabella and Coral two days ago, which led to Coral’s transfer to Class Eighteen, was

a morally corrupt person had the

was definitely going to get her family to file a complaint

sneered. “Next time you see me, take a

two directions, hitting him squarely in the face. The

“Sorry, slipped.”

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