The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

Chapter 46

As soon as Vivienne finished her words, the room was so quiet it felt like time had stopped

Dorian, Cordelia, and Arabella were all staring at Vivienne in disbelief.

Their brains seemed to have short-circuited, leaving them utterly speechless.

“Sis, you said you’re going to teach at Cloudcrest High School?” Arabella was the first to shap out of it, her face still full of disbelief.

Had she misheard or was she dreaming?

Vivienne had said she was going to teach at Cloudcrest High School?

Was she out of her mind?

A person without any formal education was going to be a teacher, and at a prestigious school in Havenwood, no less?

Did she think the school was her own property?

Vivienne leaned back in her chair and nodded seriously, “You heard right.”

Arabella thought, “How dare you! How could you even say that?”

Dorian and Cordelia were completely dumbfounded. They didn’t process the conversation between Vivienne and Arabella.

Their minds were filled with the question, was there something wrong with Vivienne?

How could she say something so absurd?

you there.”

Arabella was infuriated by Vivienne’s words and couldn’t help but stand up, “Fine, then I can’t wait to see how you’re going to teach at Cloudcrest High School. I’ll be waiting for A country girl had the audacity to make such a brazen statement!

She’d love to see Vivienne make a fool of herself!

Vivienne gave a slight smile, “You don’t have to wait for me, I won’t be teaching you.”

Even if Arabella wanted to learn, she had no intention of teaching her.

maintain the facade of politeness with Dorian and the others, and walked away with a

she left, Dorian and Cordelia finally snapped

words to heart. If you want to go to school, we can help you find a more average. school where you won’t feel so pressured. Once you graduate from high school, you can go

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that Vivienne had said what she did

Cordelia, I wasn’t joking. The principal of Cloudcrest High School

at Cloudcrest High School, and

But now…

people were

she wasn’t going

her serious demeanor, Dorian and Cordelia exchanged glances, then quietly got up, “The food is getting cold,

Vivienne went silent.

Was that- disbelief?

She wasn’t bluffing!

they

she have an untrustworthy

a careful look at her beautiful face, touching it with her finger. She mumbled in confusion,

a sigh, she silently made her way

Vivienne returned to her room and sent a message to the principal of Cloudcrest High School, informing him that she accepted his

flurry of excited messages in

Havenwood are very welcoming, aside from a

was rudely awakened

“Ah!”

“Ah!”

loud that the entire room seemed to

her ears and walked out of

After a while, Dorian finally spoke to Cordelia,

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dreaming!”

“Slap!”

Cordelia slapped him across the

she really slap

hurts!” Dorian’s face was filled with

hand hurts too!” Cordelia looked at her slightly swollen hand. She had hit him hard, which meant

to her, “Vivienne, give me

said, “That’s

You won’t tell anyone.” Dorian moved his face closer, “Quick, slap

and she said solemnly, “It’s seven in the morning, you’re at Tranquil Estates, the sun’s up as usual, there’s steam coming off your cup

dreaming?” Dorian still

bit exasperated, “So,