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 you to investigate my mother’s necklace.” Vivienne explained, her voice devoid of emotion. “I never intended to get

grabbed her hand, a hint of anger in his

frowned slightly, waiting

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, so

you’re refusing because of my mother’s request?” Vivienne’s

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

face suddenly approached hers. He leaned down for a kiss that

stunned. The kiss had come

seemed like she rather liked the

arms around Percival’s neck and

“Then… no takebacks.”

her response, Percival deepened

casting their entwined shadows on the light gray tiles of

day, at Cloudcrest

Eighteen was scheduled for that

study plans had been well arranged and wouldn’t change

the school to buy a strawberry cake. However, as she passed by

hearing, she immediately recognized it as Coral’s voice, so she stopped and

on the ground, covering her eyes. There was a basketball lying next to her; clearly, she had been

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

head

of relief, but after seeing the large bruise on Coral’s left

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

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

was against Tristan teaching, even though he was just a physical education teacher and wouldn’t affect students‘ studies much. But Tristan had openly hit

School, all of them of high status. Tristan was the adopted son of the Brooks family, and

if Lysander didn’t want to agree, he had

shamelessly. “When did you see me doing

casually shook his hand and

and Coral two days ago, which led to Coral’s transfer to Class Eighteen, was so angry at Tristan’s blatant

morally corrupt person had the

family to

“Next time you see me, take a

sentence, two basketballs suddenly flew at him from two directions, hitting him squarely in the face. The impact made him stumble back and

“Sorry, slipped.”

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