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.

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

refusing because of my mother’s request?”

took out the necklace and wore it around his neck in front of Vivienne, gently stroking the smooth surface of the pendant. “This is proof

and Percival’s face suddenly approached hers. He leaned down for a kiss that was.

stunned. The

it seemed like she rather liked

her arms around Percival’s neck and

“Then… no takebacks.”

receiving her response, Percival

the light gray tiles of the

next day, at

for Class Eighteen was scheduled for that afternoon, Percival had accompanied Vivienne

the remaining study plans had been well arranged and wouldn’t change much. Apart

planned to go to the street outside the school to buy a strawberry cake. However, as

hearing, she immediately recognized it as Coral’s voice, so she stopped and went

was a basketball lying next to her; clearly, she

Faye was checking her injury with

her head and

out a sigh of relief, but after seeing the

had already jumped up, pointing at Tristan, who was not far away. “As a teacher, you deliberately hit her with a

sudden appointment by the board of directors as a substitute physical education teacher for Class One

against Tristan teaching, even though he was just a 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

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, it was still easy for them to appoint

if Lysander didn’t want to agree, he had

did you see me

shook his hand and said,

days ago, which led to Coral’s transfer to Class Eighteen, was so

had the

family to file a

take her to the medical room quickly.” Tristan sneered. “Next time you see me, take a detour, so I don’t

could finish his sentence, two basketballs suddenly flew at him from two directions, hitting him squarely in the face. The impact made him stumble back and

“Sorry, slipped.”

“Sorry, slipped.”

distinctly different voices

“Ms Viviennel”

“Mr. Ellington!”

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