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,

you

parked for a while, Vivienne stretched

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

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

car door for Vivienne and

“What is it?”

she asked a loud noise echoed

the air and a spectacular display of fireworks lit up

had never seen fireworks as dazzling

full twenty minutes lighting up

at Percival, who was only showing

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

second before wrapping his arms around her

the shower of fireworks, the atmosphere between

away from Percival and softly said. “Thank

young age, her heart had been hardened like

Emerald Monastery, she

from Dorian and Cordelia the affection from

out that even the deepest part of

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

on his lips. “Vivienne. I can be your neck You can truai be with your

dated anyone before He didn’t

a truly

to make his

an idea he got from a picture

up into his deep eyes and smiled “Okay. Mr.

placed uss on

giri, he needed to get to

Percival drove Vienne back

Vivienne was inside.

his drive. Percival nanowed his

like it, and it veermed ike he was

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down the window stubbed out his cigarette, pulled

bathed in the moonlight, making his

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

as he said this, more than a dozen

man leading them eyed Percival