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

an hour in the car. When she woke, they had parked

you wake

that they had been parked for a while,

keep her warm. She didn’t

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

and led her to the top of

“What is it?”

a loud

air and a spectacular display of

but she had never seen fireworks as dazzling

for a full twenty minutes

turned to look at Percival, who was only showing his profie, yet he

face to his delicate lips and on a whim, she

guard. Percival froze for a second before wrapping his arms around her

of fireworks, the atmosphere between

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

her heart had been hardened

ever since the left the Emerald Monastery,

and Cordelia the

even the deepest part of her

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

his lips. “Vivienne.

never dated anyone before

Vinente a truly

to make his girlfriend

he got from

up into his deep eyes and smiled “Okay.

and placed uss on

of protecting his giri, he

drove Vienne back to

inside.

drive. Percival nanowed his eyes. He

it, and it veermed ike

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car moved slowly down the road,

stubbed out

car, he bathed in the moonlight, making his

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

a dozen men in black appeared

Percival