The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

Chapter 236

Percival instantly stiffened up and swept away his previous frail look. He took the initiative to take Vivienne’s hand and climb into Scott’s car

Before leaving, he didn’t forget to instruct the abandoned Leopold on what to do. “Settle Anna in, and watch out for the GTO gang.”

Leopold glanced at Anna and nodded.

Anna exchanged a look with Vivienne, not saying much

After Vivienne and Percival climbed into Scott’s car, she jokingly asked Percival, “Your back’s not hurting anymore?”

Percival immediately bent slightly. He plastered a fragile look on his face as he clutched his left rib, leaning against the car seat without a word. His eyes

were filled with a hint of watery grievance as he looked at Vivienne His gaze was so tender that it could melt hearts

Vivienne felt goosebumps all over. She thought that if it weren’t for Scott sitting next to them, watching them like a hawk, Percival might have even collapsed into her arms while acting all coquettish.

Vivienne couldn’t help but shudder as she imagined that unbearable scene.

Sitting next to Vivienne, Scott had been observing the interactions between the young couple. Seeing Percival’s coquettish look towards Vivienne made him snort in his heart, thinking it was all pretense and a ploy to woo his daughter.

Although Karen had chosen Percival, she had passed away ten years ago. The Percival of ten years ago was a gentle and refined youth, and Scott had thought him suitable then.

He had wished, if he ever had a daughter, to marry her to Percival.

It was more than a decade later now, and people were prone to change. Percival was obviously no longer his young self. So, for Vivienne’s future happiness, he needed to scrutinize Percival thoroughly.

why he readily agreed to let Percival return with Vivienne to the Brooks family. It was easier to observe him if

Brooks Mansion.

sat thoughtfully on the garden swing, swinging back and forth with

she returned to the Brooks family with her

were good enough for her to enter Elite University. But the Brooks family intended to send her abroad to study, so they asked her to return to discuss

debating between going abroad or entering Elite University, she heard the sound of

of the mansion immediately opened wide and a black stretch imousine, escorted

of curiosity, wondering when her uncle had taken

pair of long legs stepped out first. The

but he still exuded an air of elegance. The morning sun dyed his messy hair golden and softened his usually cold,

car door and bent slightly, reaching out to help a tall girl out of the back seat.

seen this beautiful girl. She was dressed as casually as when she went to Mila’s piano concert.

her clothes were even a

under the sunlight, there was an indescribable sense of

of the car. He glanced at Percival with some displeasure

for his daughter and help her out of the car himself, but the clueless Percival had beaten him to it.

up to them She reached out warmly towards Vivienne Cousin You’re finally back Uncle’s been

her hand. She intended to just shake hands and let go, but Ashley grabbed her hand

let’s go

him to take the lead before following at the end out

main house, she took in

century, and the history of Brooks Mansion could be traced back to a century ago After being built by the Brooks family’s patriarch, it had been refurbished by several generations blending traces of

the Four Prominent Families of Rivenwood They were

that they received help from a mysterious power, allowing the Brooks family to rise again and re–enter the Four Promment Families of Rivenwood, even surpassing

by Melissa Spotting Venne, her lace lit up with a smile “Vivienne, who would have thought that you