The Million-Dollar Heart

Chapter 281

Pival stood aside, listening to their familiar chatter with a look of utter displeasure on his face.

He had thought Aaron looked familiar from the moment he laid eyes on him, but he couldn’t quite place where he’d seen him before.

Now that Aaron and Vivienne were standing together, it became abundantly clear. The young man was practically a male carbon copy of Vivienne in his choice of attire

They were both clad in casual t–shirts and jeans, which was a stark contrast to the formal attire of everyone else at the banquet

Without having been told, one could easily mistake them for a couple. Their outfits were perfectly coordinated.

“Vivienne “Percival squeezed out through gritted teeth while draping an arm around Vivienne’s shoulders. Is this another one of your friends?”

The word ‘another was dripped with an undeniable hint of jealousy

How many other friends did she have that he didn’t know about?

And why were they all male friends?

Vivienne didn’t attempt to shake off Percival’s arm. She instead offered him a small, nonchalant laugh

“Yes. A friend” She confirmed

She then turned to Aaron, introducing Percival with a straightforward, “My fiancé.”

Percival was taken aback by her blunt honesty. He was pleasantly surprised that she had acknowledged him and their relationship so openly.

Feeling reassured by Vivienne’s acknowledgment, he tightened his hold around her and greeted Aaron with a beaming smile: “Nice to meet you. I’m Percival.”

His attitude towards Aaron did a complete 180, all thanks to Vivienne’s honesty

Aaron’s gaze darted between the pair as his eyes dimmed with an array of complex emotions

News of Vivienne and Percival’s engagement was not widely known. Only a select few within their inner circle were aware

The media had only reported on Percival’s engagement, describing his fiancé as a simple country girl.

The news of their engagement in Havenwood had been suppressed.

He knew that it was Vivienne

taste spread

eyes. Vivienne deserved the best. She needed to

just didn’t measure

Vivienne didn’t care about the engagement, so he hadn’t expected her to take it

term ‘fiance felt like a thorn, pricking uncomfortably at his most tender

thoughts and greeted Percival politely. “Hello, sir,

cordial, yet it still camed a

was only eighteen

was just nineteen.

Percival Well, he could easily pass for their

the age gap between

smile froze, and his

cold intensity in

feeling. The sense of distance between them was palpable.

of panic washed over Aaron as he quickly redirected his gaze to Vivienne, attempting to change the subject. Vivienne, about rejoining the

a definitive answer from

disentangling herself from Percival’s arm “I’ll

lifted It was as if

péturn, I promise to meet any conditions you have!” He exclaimed enthusiastically

weight, but he

the exchange with a dark expression on his face. He

thinly veiled intentions, especially after he had almost nabbed the

or had taken it to impress Vivienne, the

Percival, and his gaze

anyone to covet what was his. However, since it was something Vivienne had agreed to,

in hushed tones, Richard isn’t feeling well.

was nearing its end. All formalities had been completed, and

no reason for him to continue to push himself

“Drive

and went off to carry out Percival’s command.

Vivienne, but given Percival’s presence, he had to tone it down. “Vivienne, everyone

even further. Yet Vivienne seemed oblivious to this, and she

and after a brief chat, he

turned to Percival “Mr.

long and tiring affair. It was filled with

that she was tired, Percival immediately signaled to Leopold, intending to head home “Let’s