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

Percival grabbed her hand, a hint of anger in

frowned slightly, waiting for him

“Because it’s a token of

because of my

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

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

stunned. The kiss had come

like she rather liked the feeling of

around Percival’s neck and kissed

“Then… no takebacks.”

response, Percival

in, casting their entwined shadows on the light gray

at

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

had been well arranged and wouldn’t change much. Apart from supervising studies, Vivienne had no

the school

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

was a basketball lying next to her; clearly, she had

was checking her injury with concern. “How is it? Did

head

after seeing the large bruise on

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

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

affect students‘ studies much. But Tristan had openly hit Coral in school just two days ago;

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

if Lysander didn’t want

did you see me

shook his hand and

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

had the audacity to be

to get her family to file a complaint with

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

could finish his sentence, two basketballs suddenly flew at him from two directions, hitting him squarely in

“Sorry, slipped.”

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