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

slept for half an hour in the car. When she woke,

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

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

replied with a smile. “Come on, let’s see the surprise I’ve prepared for

for Vivienne and led

“What is it?”

loud noise echoed through the

into the air and a spectacular display of

she had never seen fireworks as dazzling

twenty minutes lighting up her heart with

only showing his profie, yet he

delicate lips and on a whim, she tiptoed

before wrapping his arms around

shower of fireworks, the atmosphere between them

a while, Vivienne pulled away from Percival

hardened like steel. It was rarely affected

the left the Emerald Monastery, she found

and Cordelia

the deepest part of her

age. She wanted to have simple likes and dislikes and

a faint smile spread on his lips. “Vivienne. I

never dated anyone before He

Vinente a truly

to make his girlfriend

fireworks was an idea he got from a picture he saw on hea phone

looked up into his deep eyes and smiled “Okay. Mr. Wait from now on,

and placed uss on her

protecting his giri, he

the fireworks ended. Percival drove Vienne back

was inside. Percival

Percival nanowed

it veermed ike

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the road, filling with swirling

down the window stubbed out his

the car, he bathed in the moonlight, making his silhouette look

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

more than a dozen men in black appeared

Percival wanly. “How did