The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

Chapter 102

She and Vivienne tacitly didn’t bring up the previous topic again.

Talking about it more might do more harm than good, potentially hurting someone’s feelings. Eventually, they took the two kids out for a late-night snack.

Iris originally thought that since she had invited Vivienne out, she would be the one to take Vivienne and Thaddeus home.

But Percival volunteered to do it. Iris was happy to give the young couple more time together,

so she went home alone.

Before leaving, she said to Vivienne, ‘I’ve already made a deal with your dad. I’ll have lunch with your family tomorrow.

“Gotcha. Be careful on your way home, Auntie.” Vivienne nodded.

By the time they got to Tranquil Estates, the two worn-out kids had fallen asleep.

Vivienne had just gotten out of the car with Thaddeus when Percival took him from her arms. “I’ll walk you up. Percival said gently.

Vivienne nodded.

Isolde fell asleep on the seat, mumbling, ‘Stinky brother…”

Vivienne smiled, patted Isolde’s head, closed the car door for her, and then made her way

inside.

It was almost ten o’clock, and Tranquil Estates was very quiet. Only the three of them were in

the elevator.

They rode in silence, but as they stepped out of the elevator, Percival suddenly asked, “What do you want me to promise you?”

“Already throwing in the towel?” Vivienne smiled slightly but was not surprised.

you that I would let you win.” He stood next to her, so the corridor light cast his tall shadow over her.

himself that she would be the only

strange feeling well up in her heart. It was a warm feeling, but she didn’t quite know what it

was suddenly opened from the inside, and Dorian popped his head out. “Didn’t you

look, suspecting that he had taken Vivienne somewhere unsavory After all, Percival’s reputation was infamous, and, to him, Vivienne was

Vivienne when we were playing shooting games in the

Vivienne go into the house, and then said to Percival,

nodded and turned to

a time limit to your promise?” Vivienne suddenly

her. “For

Cloudcrest High School.

date with Iris, Vivienne

cafeteria.

out of the school gate, a black Lincoln quickly stopped in front of her as if

Thomas, who was staring at her without blinking, and then at the slowly lowering car window

the car window, Percival’s eyes seemed to look even darker than the

in; I’ll give

free time.” Vivienne stood there with her arms

at the amusement park, he said he was

Eighteen didn’t have PE, so how come he came to

slight laugh, trying to feign innocence. “He said we’re going to be family, and since your aunt rarely comes home, we don’t know when we’ll see each other next, so he asked me

deliberately called Dorian at the right time and intentionally brought

she opened the car door and got in,

“Auntie.”

was filled with anger and

Vivienne frowned

Chapter 102

missed Thaddeus. She wanted to see him but was afraid you wouldn’t allow it.” Iris said guiltily. “So I thought about seeing him before

didn’t expect your grandmother to

came back this time, she didn’t

she was staying was close to Imperial Blossom Nursery, Iris proposed to pick up Thaddeus at noon. Dorian and his wife naturally

about this, but she really didn’t expect Iris to be soft-hearted and listen to Beatrice’s nonsense and

been

he

kept him. They are

causing trouble at Tranquil Estates, the calmer she was, the angrier

city hospital.” Percival ordered