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

When she woke,

didn’t you wake

been parked for a while, Vivienne stretched and straightened

her to keep her warm. She didn’t know when he had draped it over

You looked so peaceful Percival replied with a smile. “Come

for Vivienne and led her to the

“What is it?”

she asked a loud noise

the air and a

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

a full twenty minutes lighting up her

who was only showing his profie, yet he still looked

delicate lips and on a whim, she tiptoed and planted a kiss

froze for a second before wrapping

shower of fireworks, the atmosphere between

a while, Vivienne pulled away from Percival and softly said. “Thank

age, her heart had been hardened

Emerald Monastery,

from Dorian and

deepest part of her heart

age. She wanted to have simple likes and dislikes and do what she wanted ta

faint smile spread on his lips. “Vivienne. I can be your neck You can truai be

dated anyone before He

a truly resilient

make

idea he got from a picture he saw on

his deep eyes and smiled “Okay.

and placed

his giri, he needed to

Percival drove Vienne back to the

was inside. Percival

his drive. Percival nanowed his eyes. He

and it veermed ike he was

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car moved slowly down the road, filling

window stubbed out his cigarette,

the moonlight, making his silhouette look

tone. “You’ve been following me the entire tima. funt it time to make a

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

eyed Percival wanly. “How