The Million-Dollar Heart

Chapter 316

Percival was driving Vivienne towards the city center

Noticing Viviennes low spirits, he gently asked, “Feeling down? Is it because of that person from earlier?”

What was her name? Miss Penny?

He had forgotten already

“No”

Vivienne stared out the window with a somber expression on her face

Indeed she was upset, but not because of Calista

Calista couldn’t stir am emotional response from her

Her frustration was due to the fact that despite the long duration of her research and having found the necessary cobra grass, the sturdy was still at a standınal

The CTO organization had begun to infiltrate her surroundings. If her pace in developing an antidote didn’t surpass GTO’s development of their poison, she feared that the organization would resort to more drastic meatums

She wasnt worried about herself but she had people she wanted to protect now

“You mentioned you had something to show me† Vivienne, not wanting to talk about it, changed the subject

On the way to the research facility. Percival sent her a message, hinting at some mysterious secret.

Relax. It’s something you’ll love once you see it

With a smile on his face. Percival looked at her affectionately and said, “Leave your worries behind for now”

Vivienne hummed in response. She somehow felt like a weight was lifted off her shoulders

She didn’t know why but Percival always somehow seemed to soothe her

“Sleep for a bit I’ll wake you when we arrive Upon seeing the fatigue etched on Vivienne’s face, Percival felt his heart ache

She was such a strong–willed giri, so she always kept her problems to herself

“Okay” Only when she was with Percival did Vivienne let down her guard. She closed her eyes and fell into a light sleep

Vivienne slept for half an hour in the car. When she woke, they had parked on top of a hill.

didn’t you

a while, Vivienne stretched and straightened her posture.

her to keep her warm. She didn’t know when he had draped it over her. She hadn’t

Percival replied with a smile. “Come on, let’s see the surprise I’ve prepared

the car door for Vivienne and led her to the top of the hill

“What is it?”

she asked a loud noise echoed

the air and a spectacular display of fireworks lit up the night sky

but she had never

fireworks lasted for a full twenty minutes lighting up

to look at Percival, who was only showing his profie,

his face to his delicate lips and on a whim, she tiptoed and planted a kiss on

second before wrapping his arms around

shower of fireworks, the atmosphere between them

Percival and softly said. “Thank

been hardened like steel. It was rarely affected

the Emerald Monastery, she found her heart softening

warmth from Dorian and Cordelia

the deepest

only rubeteen. She wanted to be like other girls her age. She wanted to have simple likes

as a faint smile spread on his lips. “Vivienne. I can be your neck You can

dated anyone before He didn’t

truly

how to make his girlfriend

idea he got from a picture he saw on

eyes and smiled “Okay. Mr. Wait from now on, you’ll

close and placed

sake of protecting his giri, he needed to get

ended. Percival drove Vienne back to the Brooks Mansion

inside. Percival drove away

his drive. Percival nanowed

and it veermed

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down the road,

down the window stubbed out his cigarette,

in the moonlight,

in a calm tone. “You’ve been following me the entire tima. funt it time to make a move?”

as he said this, more than a dozen men in