The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

Chapter 192

Vivienne ran her fingers through Isolde’s soft hair and asked her, “Isolde, do you blame me for not choosing to save you first?”

Isolde shook her head earnestly and said, “Vivienne, I don’t blame you. I know whatever decision you make is the right one. Plus, the thought of sacrificing more than forty lives just to save me is too cruel and terrifying. If I were in your shoes, I would’ve made the same choice.”

Vivienne’s eyes became moist. She felt comforted by Isolde’s understanding, but also a bit bitter. Isolde had experienced too much at such a young age and had learned about sacrifice and duty too early.

“Vivienne.” Cecilia said in a comforting tone, At first, I was a bit resentful when I heard about what happened. But then I realized that if it wasn’t for you, Isolde would have been gone long ago because of the poison”

“Besides, I don’t think I could have chosen Isolde over more than forty lives of high school students ready to take their college entrance tests

She patted Vivienne’s shoulder and added, “I believe Percival feels the same way. We won’t hold this against you.”

“Thank you? Vivienne nodded, feeling even more touched. Actually, she was the one who brought about this disaster. The students from Class Eighteen and Isolde’s family could all blame her, and she wouldn’t have anything to say in her defense.

But they didn’t. They chose to stand with her.

After giving Isolde some calming medicine, she gave Isolde a slice of cake that Percival had prepared.

“Wow, cake!” Isolde’s eyes sparkled as she excitedly reached for it.

“Too much will give you cavities.” Cecilia warned and stopped her.

Isolde pouted at Cecilia, looking at her with an expression of distress as if she had just been very cruel.

“Let her eat a little to fill her stomach. Vivienne said with a smile, helping Isolde open the cake box. “She needs to take her medicine later, and it’s not good to take it on an empty stomach.”

reluctantly

a smile, and she silently made a

She was still worried about Matthew, who had been taken to the hospital, and

after today’s scare, Cecilia insisted on staying with

Isolde complaining about Cecilia but clinging tightly to her

the servants in

downstairs to the living room, she saw Percival sitting upright

next to him, looking as if they were about

cups were placed on the coffee table in front of Percival. The ceiling light cast a

a moment, admiring the view. Percival was indeed a

to sit so upright just for coffee? It was as if he was negotiating

And

Vivienne asked, raising an eyebrow

to

was actually waiting for Leopold and her eight disciples to come knocking, so he had set everything up in advance?

waiting for so long, no

disciples say they were coming to see me? Percival asked

Huh?

knew her disciples too well. They wouldn’t just let Percival

Matthew’s condition Even though Matthew had taken her life–saving pit in advance and was not entically inprest she still needed to make sure he was alight

i need to go there firs 10 go with you We can head

What? Some broke into Bay Bu tee and demolished w houses? Who dares mess

were both taken aback