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, they had parked on

didn’t you

they had been parked for a while, Vivienne stretched and straightened her

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

wake you You looked so peaceful Percival replied with a smile. “Come on, let’s see the surprise I’ve prepared

door for Vivienne and

“What is it?”

a loud noise echoed through

into the air and a spectacular display

seen fireworks before but she had never seen fireworks

full twenty minutes

Percival, who was only showing his profie, yet

traced down his face to his delicate lips and on a whim, she tiptoed and

for a second before wrapping his arms around her

the shower of fireworks, the atmosphere

Vivienne pulled away from Percival and softly said.

hardened like steel. It was rarely affected

Emerald Monastery,

Dorian and Cordelia

that even the deepest part of

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

her head as a faint smile spread on his lips. “Vivienne. I can be your neck

anyone before He didn’t

a

make his

to watch the fireworks was an idea he got from a picture he saw on hea phone He

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

close and placed uss

his giri, he needed

ended. Percival drove

was inside.

his drive. Percival nanowed his eyes. He slowed

like it, and it veermed ike

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moved slowly down the

the window stubbed out

the moonlight, making his silhouette look long and

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

than a dozen men in black appeared and surrounded

Percival wanly.