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.

Vivienne explained, her

a hint of anger in his

waiting for

“Because it’s a token of our engagement. It’s proof that your mother entrusted you to me, so I won’t agree to calling

refusing because of my mother’s

you, and I want to protect you for 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 that you belong to

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

stunned. The kiss had come

seemed like she rather

around Percival’s neck and kissed

“Then… no takebacks.”

receiving her response, Percival deepened

in, casting their entwined shadows on the light gray tiles of

day, at Cloudcrest High

was scheduled for that afternoon, Percival had accompanied

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

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

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

ground, covering her eyes. There was a basketball lying next to

were all around her. Faye was checking her injury

head

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

Tristan, you’ve gone 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 her with

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

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

all of them of high status. Tristan was the adopted son of the Brooks family, and although the Brooks family was no match for

if Lysander didn’t want to agree,

Charlotte shamelessly. “When did you see me

casually shook his hand and

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

person had the audacity to

going to get her family to file a complaint

sneered. “Next time you see me, take a detour, so

two directions, hitting him squarely in the

“Sorry, slipped.”

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