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

her hand, a

slightly, waiting

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

because of my mother’s request?”

I like 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

approached hers. He leaned down for a kiss that

was stunned. The

rather liked

wrapped her arms around Percival’s neck and

“Then… no takebacks.”

receiving her response,

the light gray tiles of the

day, at Cloudcrest High

Eighteen was scheduled for that

than half a month left before the college entrance test, the remaining study plans had been

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

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

was a basketball lying next to her; clearly, she

around her. Faye was checking her injury with

her head and rubbed

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

already jumped up, pointing at Tristan, who was not far away. “As a teacher, you deliberately hit her with a

board of directors as a substitute physical education teacher for

he was just 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 person

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

if Lysander didn’t want to agree, he

at Charlotte shamelessly. “When did you see me doing it on

hand and said,

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

morally corrupt person had the audacity to

was definitely going to get her family to file a

the medical room quickly.” Tristan sneered. “Next time you see me, take a detour, so I don’t accidentally slip and

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

“Sorry, slipped.”

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