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?”

run away.” Darren confessed as remorse washed

family to the Emerald Monastery to become a disciple. His aptitude had

the training at the Emerald Monastery was

methods were worse than any military show he had ever

couldn’t handle

a dark and windy night and scaled the walls

calm, but Darren

racked his brains, continuing his confession. “I should have listened to you. All the beatings and scolding

punishments at the Emerald Monastery. He certainly

you are no longer one of the

relief. If he wasn’t one of the disciples, that

his relief was

you’ve made can’t just

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she finished speaking, Darren felt an invisible pressure

his beatings at

wrong! I was wrong! Vivienne, please spare me! I really was

to grip Vivienne’s legs again, refusing to

his pathetic figure and was left utterly speechless. How did the stone

such a coward?

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

It’s still alive and well. It’s even put on a few pounds. I’ll give it back to you; just please let

towards

Darren another swift

passing by the

had caught a glimpse

her brother kneeling

Why would her brother kneel before

seeing

back to

indeed sitting on the sofa, but Darren was

sigh of relief. She must

Vivienne in her

only just met today, and they

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