The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

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Chapter 316

Percival was driving Vivienne towards the city center

Noticing Viviennes low spirits, he gently asked, “Feeling down? Is it because of that person from earlier?”

What was her name? Miss Penny?

He had forgotten already

“No”

Vivienne stared out the window with a somber expression on her face

Indeed she was upset, but not because of Calista

Calista couldn’t stir am emotional response from her

Her frustration was due to the fact that despite the long duration of her research and having found the necessary cobra grass, the sturdy was still at a standınal

The CTO organization had begun to infiltrate her surroundings. If her pace in developing an antidote didn’t surpass GTO’s development of their poison, she feared that the organization would resort to more drastic meatums

She wasnt worried about herself but she had people she wanted to protect now

“You mentioned you had something to show me† Vivienne, not wanting to talk about it, changed the subject

On the way to the research facility. Percival sent her a message, hinting at some mysterious secret.

Relax. It’s something you’ll love once you see it

With a smile on his face. Percival looked at her affectionately and said, “Leave your worries behind for now”

Vivienne hummed in response. She somehow felt like a weight was lifted off her shoulders

She didn’t know why but Percival always somehow seemed to soothe her

“Sleep for a bit I’ll wake you when we arrive Upon seeing the fatigue etched on Vivienne’s face, Percival felt his heart ache

She was such a strong–willed giri, so she always kept her problems to herself

“Okay” Only when she was with Percival did Vivienne let down her guard. She closed her eyes and fell into a light sleep

half an hour in the car. When she

didn’t you

that they had been parked for a while, Vivienne

his suit jacket over her to keep her warm. She didn’t know when he had

so peaceful Percival replied with a smile. “Come

opened the car door for Vivienne and led her to the

“What is it?”

asked a loud noise

shot into the air and a spectacular display of

seen fireworks before but she had never seen fireworks as dazzling and stunning as

a full twenty minutes lighting up her heart

at Percival, who was only showing his

lips and on a whim, she tiptoed

Percival froze for a second before wrapping his

the shower of fireworks, the atmosphere

away from Percival and softly said. “Thank you, Mr

young age, her heart had been hardened

since the left the Emerald Monastery, she

and Cordelia

out that even the deepest part of

girls her age. She wanted to have simple likes and dislikes and do

raised his hand and gently stroked her head as a faint smile spread on his lips. “Vivienne. I can be your

dated anyone before He

a

to make his

fireworks was an idea he got

looked up into his deep eyes and smiled “Okay. Mr. Wait from now on, you’ll protect

close and placed uss

of protecting his giri, he needed to get to

ended. Percival drove

inside. Percival

through his drive. Percival nanowed his

and it veermed ike he was

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down the road,

down the window stubbed out his cigarette, pulled

in the moonlight, making his

the distance and spoke in a calm tone. “You’ve been following me the entire tima.

soon as he said this, more than a dozen men in black appeared and surrounded

eyed Percival wanly. “How did you spot