The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

Chapter 39

When Vivienne and Dorian left the Hawthorn family, it was already 10 o’clock at night.

They were about to head back to Tranquil Estates when Isolde came running over..

“Vivienne, we’re going to grab a bite, wanna join us?” Isolde asked, holding Vivienne’s hand, her voice incredibly soft.

After the drama that went down at the Hawthorn family, the guests barely got a bite to eat.

Just as Vivienne was about to decline, Thomas wheeled Percival over to her.

Percival spoke up. “Come on, join us. Isolde really likes you. If you don’t come, she’ll have trouble sleeping tonight.”

Then he turned to Dorian and Cordelia, “Mr. Dorian and Miss Cordelia, you guys should join us too, might as well take this chance to formally meet!”

“Nah, Dorian declined, “You young folks go ahead and have fun. We’re gonna call it a night, Thaddeus has school tomorrow and he needs to rest early.

Dorian then turned to Vivienne and said, “Vivienne, get home early after you eat, a young lady shouldn’t be out all night. If it gets too late, give your old man a call, I’ll come pick you up!”

He then shot Percival a warning look, as if to say: You better not dare mess with my daughter, or I’ll give you hell!

Percival’s mouth twitched. He hadn’t messed with her when she was at her most vulnerable, let alone now when she was fully sober!

Vivienne, who had initially planned to decline, said, “…Don’t worry!”

They’ve made the decision for her, what room was there for her to refuse?

Once they got in the car, they started deciding where to eat.

Four adults, one kid, five different tastes.

Percival wanted French cuisine.

Leopold wanted Italian.

Thomas craved barbecue.

desired Brazilian food.

Isolde wanted burgers.

to head downtown and make a random

they drove to the city center, found a parking

at 10 PM was bustling with

market stalls in the city center, and all the major stores were

was pushing Percival.

hadn’t leisurely strolled around the streets like today, so when she saw the hustle and bustle, she could no longer contain her excitement, dragging Vivienne into a

these were just average small shops, not big brands, shopping for clothes is in a

to pick out her own pretty clothes. Now that she saw there were clothing stores, she even forgot about

to eat, she had already bought dozens of outfits.

clothes to Leopold when she saw a bustling cake shop. So, she immediately dragged Vivienne excitedly, “Vivienne, there are cakes, let’s go

was getting a bit bored from shopping for too long, also became excited

down, not

enjoyed the deliciousness of cakes for

her, but after coming down from the mountain, she became busy and could buy them anytime she wanted, so Matthew stopped buying

whenever she wanted to eat cakes, it was often late at night, and the

Isolde pointed to a cake shop not far away, “Vivienne, let’s hurry, I saw that there are

she picked up Isolde and dashed towards the

that Percival,

out what

had just blown by? But there was clearly

on display in the glass cabinet like a bandit,

were incredibly

who was about to pick up a strawberry cake was left with their hand hanging in

time Vivienne and Isolde were enjoying their cakes with spoons, Percival and the others had just reacted to what happened.

her face full of joy, “Vivienne, you like strawberry cakes, too. I should’ve bought more when I came with my brother. It’s a pity there were only two strawberry cakes, and they’re so small, they’re not

small, it

having gotten to eat cake, was in a good mood and had a charming smile

almost every new style, Matthew would

had eaten at least a hundred different styles of strawberry cakes, but none of them were as good as that special taste

cake made by someone,

figure in her memory was becoming

blurry that she could hardly remember that person’s