The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

Chapter 258

After Leopold and Thomas left, Vivienne and Percival retired to their rooms as well.

The drama of the evening had left a sour taste in the mouths of the Brooks family, and everyone had opted for an early

night.

Darren, however, was humming a tune as he strolled towards his room on the second floor. Observing the spectacle between Paula and Eddy earlier had put him in high spirits.

These two, his aunt and cousin, had been strutting around like peacocks for too long, and he was frankly sick of it.

Being family, and seeing as Paula did lose her daughter, the Brooks family had been tolerating their rudeness and boorishness for too long.

But what happened today filled him with glee. They had it coming!

They ought to be thanking their lucky stars that Vivienne had spared Eddy’s life.

The mere thought of Vivienne sent a shudder down Darren’s spine, and he quickened his pace towards his room.

It was better to keep as much of a distance as possible from her.

Swiftly, he pushed open the door to his room, eager to take refuge.

To his surprise, Vivienne was lounging on his sofa, engrossed in her phone, as if she owned the place.

Darren was at a loss for words.

Would he have time to make a run for it?

Vivienne glanced at him and spoke in an indifferent tone. “Back already?”

With a thud, Darren dropped to his knees before her, gripping her legs as he begged for mercy. “Vivienne, I was wrong! Please forgive me!”

Tears streamed down his face, making him the very definition of woe.

Vivienne kicked him away in disgust. She brushed off the traces he left on her dress, eyeing Darren as she said, “What exactly did you do wrong?”

“I shouldn’t have run away.” Darren confessed as remorse washed over, leaving his face a picture of woe.

had been sent by the Edwards family to the Emerald Monastery to become a disciple. His aptitude had impressed the master,

he was thrilled. But the training at the Emerald Monastery was nothing

methods were worse than any military show he had ever seen on

couldn’t handle

he chose a dark and windy

calm, but Darren felt a chill run down

Darren racked his brains, continuing his confession. “I should have listened to you.

the punishments at the Emerald Monastery. He

monastery, you are no longer one

wasn’t one of the disciples, that meant she couldn’t discipline

his relief was

can’t just

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she finished speaking, Darren felt an invisible pressure bearing down

memories of his beatings at the monastery

wrong! Vivienne,

tried to grip Vivienne’s legs again,

at his pathetic figure and was left utterly speechless. How did the stone

such a coward?

kick, she sent Darren sprawling away from her. Her voice was lazy and

reeling from Vivienne’s kick, hastily explained, “I didn’t mean to steal the master’s parrot. It was just that when I was escaping, I startled it. You know how smart that little thing is. If it had called out, I wouldn’t have been able

still alive and well. It’s even put on a few pounds. I’ll give it back to you; just please let me

was about to crawl towards Vivienne again, footsteps echoed

Darren another swift

was passing by the door,

caught a

brother kneeling

would her brother kneel

she seeing

a few steps back to get a better look into Darren’s

on the sofa, but Darren

a sigh of relief. She must have seen

why was Vivienne in

had only just met today, and they

walked into the room and asked, “Vivienne,