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.

Brazilian food.

Isolde wanted burgers.

consensus, they decided to head downtown and make a random pick.

drove to the city center, found a parking lot, and got out of

at 10 PM was bustling with life.

the city center, and all the major stores were open,

pushing

like today, so when she saw

small shops, not big brands, shopping for clothes is in a woman’s nature, and little girls are

own pretty clothes. Now that she saw there were clothing stores, she even forgot about eating and just kept shopping

to eat, she

just handed her newly bought clothes to Leopold when she saw a bustling cake shop. So, she immediately dragged Vivienne excitedly, “Vivienne, there are cakes,

getting a bit bored from shopping for too long, also

her head down, not

the deliciousness of cakes for a long

often buy some for her, but after coming down from the mountain, she became busy

cakes, it was often late at night, and the cake

there!” Isolde pointed to a cake shop not far away, “Vivienne, let’s hurry, I saw that there are only two strawberry cakes left, they’ll be gone if we’re

picked up Isolde and dashed towards the cake shop!

was so fast that Percival,

couldn’t figure out what had just happened.

it a gust of wind that had just

Vivienne, with Isolde, grabbed the two cakes on display in the glass

were incredibly

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

and Isolde were enjoying their cakes with spoons, Percival and the others

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

the cake was small, it

a good mood and had a charming smile on her face, “I like it a

loved strawberry cakes, almost every new

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

once had a strawberry cake made by someone,

her

blurry that she could hardly remember