The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

Chapter 162

Chapter 162

Karen.

Percival’s icy gaze tightened at the sound of the name, as if he had heard it somewhere before.

With a comforting look in his eyes, Percival gazed at Vivienne.

“Thank goodness.”

“Thank goodness.”

Vivienne mirrored his smile, grateful that they were allies instead of enemies.

The question that had been lingering in her mind was finally answered, and Vivienne felt relieved that she didn’t have to cross swords with Percival.

The summer morning sun was perfect; a few birds landed on the balcony and chirped merrily.

“Percival, we can call off our engagement now.” Vivienne looked at Percival, her face a picture of calm.

Percival’s gentle expression instantly froze. The joy he was just feeling was shattered. “Why?”

The question that had been lingering in her mind was finally answered, and Vivienne felt relieved that she didn’t have to cross swords with Percival.

The summer morning sun was perfect; a few birds landed on the balcony and chirped merrily.

“Percival, we can call off our engagement now.” Vivienne looked at Percival, her face a picture of calm.

Percival’s gentle expression instantly froze. The joy he was just feeling was shattered. “Why?”

Did she want to break off their engagement?

He wouldn’t allow it.

“I got engaged to you to investigate my mother’s necklace.” Vivienne explained, her voice devoid of emotion. “I never intended to get married.”

“I disagree.” Percival grabbed her hand, a hint of anger in his voice.

Vivienne frowned slightly, waiting for him to continue.

you know why your mother wanted to entrust this necklace to me before she died?” Percival went on. “Because it’s a token of our engagement. It’s proof that

of my mother’s request?” Vivienne’s frown

necklace and wore it around his neck in

suddenly approached hers. He leaned down for a

was stunned. The

rather liked the feeling of

around Percival’s

“Then… no takebacks.”

response,

on the light gray tiles of the bedroom. They

next day, at Cloudcrest

physical education class for Class Eighteen was scheduled for that afternoon,

before the college entrance test, the remaining study plans had been well arranged and wouldn’t change much. Apart from supervising studies, Vivienne had no

Percival was in physical education class, she had planned to go to the street outside the school to buy a strawberry cake. However, as she

Coral’s voice, so she stopped and went

was sitting on the ground, covering her eyes. There was a basketball lying next to her; clearly, she had been hit

Faye was checking her injury with concern. “How is it?

shook her head

after seeing the large bruise on Coral’s left

Charlotte, always quick to anger, had already jumped up, pointing at Tristan,

the board of directors as a substitute physical

physical education teacher and wouldn’t affect students‘ studies much. But Tristan had openly hit Coral in school just two days ago; such a person was not fit to

on the board of directors of Cloudcrest High School, all of them of high status. Tristan was the adopted son of the Brooks family, and although the Brooks family was no match for the Ellington family,

Lysander didn’t want

at Charlotte shamelessly. “When did you see me doing

casually shook his hand and

led to Coral’s transfer to Class Eighteen, was so angry at Tristan’s blatant lie that

a morally corrupt person had the audacity to

her family to

quickly.” Tristan sneered. “Next time you see me, take a detour,

basketballs suddenly flew at him from two directions, hitting him squarely in the face. The impact made him stumble

“Sorry, slipped.”

“Sorry, slipped.”

different voices

“Ms Viviennel”

“Mr. Ellington!”

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