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

the car. When

you

been parked for a while,

jacket over her to keep her warm. She didn’t know

the heart to wake you You looked so peaceful Percival replied with a smile.

opened the car door for Vivienne and led

“What is it?”

as she asked a loud noise echoed through

air and a spectacular display of fireworks lit

but she had never seen fireworks as dazzling and stunning as

a full twenty minutes lighting up

at Percival, who was only showing his profie, yet he

his delicate lips and on a

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

of fireworks, the atmosphere

pulled away from Percival and

heart had been hardened like steel. It was rarely affected

Emerald Monastery, she found

and Cordelia

even the deepest part of

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

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

never dated anyone before He didn’t

a truly

make

was an idea he got from a picture he

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

close and placed uss on her forehead

sake of protecting his giri, he needed

Percival drove Vienne back to the

was inside. Percival

Percival nanowed his eyes. He slowed

it veermed ike

Chapter

the

out his cigarette,

bathed in the moonlight, making his silhouette look

and spoke in a calm tone.

he said this, more than a dozen men

man leading them eyed Percival wanly. “How did you