The Million-Dollar Heart

Chapter 258

After Leopold and Thomas left, Vivienne and Percival retired to their rooms as well.

The drama of the evening had left a sour taste in the mouths of the Brooks family, and everyone had opted for an early

night.

Darren, however, was humming a tune as he strolled towards his room on the second floor. Observing the spectacle between Paula and Eddy earlier had put him in high spirits.

These two, his aunt and cousin, had been strutting around like peacocks for too long, and he was frankly sick of it.

Being family, and seeing as Paula did lose her daughter, the Brooks family had been tolerating their rudeness and boorishness for too long.

But what happened today filled him with glee. They had it coming!

They ought to be thanking their lucky stars that Vivienne had spared Eddy’s life.

The mere thought of Vivienne sent a shudder down Darren’s spine, and he quickened his pace towards his room.

It was better to keep as much of a distance as possible from her.

Swiftly, he pushed open the door to his room, eager to take refuge.

To his surprise, Vivienne was lounging on his sofa, engrossed in her phone, as if she owned the place.

Darren was at a loss for words.

Would he have time to make a run for it?

Vivienne glanced at him and spoke in an indifferent tone. “Back already?”

With a thud, Darren dropped to his knees before her, gripping her legs as he begged for mercy. “Vivienne, I was wrong! Please forgive me!”

Tears streamed down his face, making him the very definition of woe.

Vivienne kicked him away in disgust. She brushed off the traces he left on her dress, eyeing Darren as she said, “What exactly did you do wrong?”

confessed as remorse washed over, leaving

had been sent by the Edwards family to the Emerald Monastery to become a disciple. His aptitude had impressed the

the Emerald Monastery was nothing like what he had

military show he had ever seen

simply couldn’t handle the

chose a dark and windy night

Darren

continuing his confession. “I should have listened to you. All the beatings and

Darren began to tremble. He could vividly recall the punishments at the Emerald Monastery. He certainly didn’t want a repeat of those dreadful

you’ve left the monastery, you are no

wasn’t one of the disciples, that meant she couldn’t discipline him

his relief

just be

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soon as she finished speaking, Darren felt an invisible pressure bearing

memories of his beatings at the monastery

wrong! Vivienne,

to grip Vivienne’s legs again, refusing

his pathetic figure and was left utterly speechless.

such a coward?

a swift kick, she sent Darren sprawling away from her. Her voice was lazy and relaxed as she asked,

reeling from Vivienne’s kick, hastily explained, “I didn’t mean to steal the master’s parrot. It was just that when I was escaping, I startled it. You know how smart that little thing is. If it had called out, I wouldn’t have been able to escape.

It’s even put on a few pounds. I’ll give

as he was about to crawl towards Vivienne again, footsteps echoed

Darren another swift

passing by the

caught a glimpse

her brother kneeling

would

she seeing

few steps back to get

the sofa, but Darren was standing in

sigh of relief.

Vivienne in her brother’s

just met today, and they weren’t

into the room and asked, “Vivienne, what are you doing in my