The Million-Dollar Heart

Lennox just could not stand it any longer. He snatched the broom from Percival's grasp, and with a gentle tug, he swept the dust into the pan.

Crack! The broom head snapped off.

Percival furrowed his brow in annoyance. "That's the sixth time that's happened. Are your things always this flimsy?"

Lennox replied with a slight hesitation, "Is it possible you're just too strong and snapped it yourself?"

"It's this piece of junk that's the problem," Percival grumbled, casting a disdainful glance at the broom before turning to Quentin. "I had someone buy you a new racing car model and a desktop PC. They'll be delivered soon."

Quentin, for his part, was not too fussed. He looked around at the further disarray. "It's a knock-off anyway. Got it for ten bucks. But... Percival, maybe you should just stop cleaning."

Despite being older than Vivienne, Quentin and the others respected her technical expertise and would often follow Aaron's lead in calling her by her nickname. And since Percival was Vivienne's fiancé, they naturally called him by his first name.

Vivienne held back laughter, her delicate face turning a shade of red from the effort to conceal her laughter.

This must have been the first time Percival had been "rejected"!

Yet, he seemed filled with joy, and his mood visibly brightened.

Aaron's expression darkened slightly, though he said nothing, silently unplugging the computer to prevent the imminent explosion.

As he began to repair the broom, he asked Mark coldly, "What brings you here?"

Mark finally said, "I'm here to take you home."

"I'll be heading back tomorrow; we're celebrating here tonight. You go on ahead."

Mark knew Aaron well enough to understand his temperament. Today, Aaron had announced his retirement, which meant he would return to the Miller family fold tomorrow.

He had come to see if there was anything he could do to help, feeling the weight of his many debts to his son.

Before he could say anything else, the door to the training room burst open.

and racing model, and brand new cleaning supplies are here. Why on earth are you buying all this stuff and sending it here? Aren't you worried Kenneth will give you an earful? Ah, there's Vivienne! No wonder Hawk won today, with you coaching

of her Coke. "Why do you

limited-edition racing models and placing them on the table. He could not help but blurt out, "How did

"This is after the cleaning.

Leopold a nudge with his foot. "Enough with the chatter. Change out

"Fine, fine, I'm

at 'scapegoat number two' Thomas, Leopold called him over

a bit guilty, pitched in

the entire setup-desk, chair, the works-leaving the room

the sight of the limited-edition racing models. "These... these are like a

sake that you're Vivienne's players, I'll throw in a few more.

one being pointed at, looked up and dropped a bombshell that sent chills through

Bennett exclaimed, turning to Vivienne. "Coach, please, we still need this space. We've got the new

Percival, sitting steadily, insisted,

I still

E-sports don't belong in our training

nearly choked

you couldn't be more naive."

the computer, his gaze steady but icy, "Care

bristling with competitive spirit, particularly with Percival challenging him in his own domain. "Let's do this. Lose, and you

with Vivienne to clean your training room

Bennett and the

narrowed his

the

had not seen Percival play, but she knew Aaron

interest, even getting Bennett

chose his best character and went

blink of an eye, Aaron's screen went dark,

Hawk team was stunned. How had