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

for half an hour in the car. When she woke, they had parked on top

didn’t you wake

had been parked for a while, Vivienne stretched and

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

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

Vivienne and led her to

“What is it?”

asked a loud

light shot into the air and a spectacular display of fireworks

she had never seen fireworks as

twenty minutes lighting up

who was only showing his

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

before wrapping his

fireworks, the atmosphere between them

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

hardened like steel. It was

Emerald Monastery, she

from Dorian and

out that even the deepest part of her

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

smile spread on his lips. “Vivienne. I can be your neck

anyone before

Vinente a truly

how to make his girlfriend

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

deep eyes and smiled “Okay. Mr. Wait

close and placed uss on

the sake of protecting his giri, he needed

Percival drove Vienne back to

Vivienne was inside. Percival

his drive. Percival nanowed his eyes. He slowed

it, and it

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car moved slowly down the road,

rolled down the window stubbed out his

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

calm tone. “You’ve been following

as he said this, more than a dozen men in

eyed Percival wanly. “How did you spot