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

Isolde wanted burgers.

to head downtown and make

a parking lot,

PM was bustling with life.

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

was pushing Percival.

streets like today, so when she saw the hustle and bustle, she could no longer contain her excitement, dragging Vivienne

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

saw there were clothing stores, she even forgot about eating and just kept shopping

place to eat, she had

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

too long, also became excited when she

been walking with her head down, not noticing

hadn’t enjoyed the deliciousness of cakes

on the mountain, Matthew would often buy some 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 cake shops were already

“Vivienne, let’s hurry, I saw that there are

up instantly, she picked up

that Percival, Leopold, and Thomas were

couldn’t figure out what had just happened.

of wind that had just blown by? But

the two cakes on display

were incredibly

cake was left with their

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

“Vivienne, you like strawberry cakes, too. I should’ve bought more when I came with my brother. It’s a pity

small, it tasted really good.

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

strawberry cakes, almost every new style, Matthew would buy for

a hundred different styles of strawberry cakes, but none

by someone, that taste was something

that person’s figure in her memory was becoming

that she could hardly remember that person’s face.