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

hour in the car. When she woke, they had parked on top of

you wake

parked for a while, Vivienne stretched

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

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

door for Vivienne and led her to the top of

“What is it?”

a loud noise

a spectacular display of fireworks lit up

seen fireworks before but she had never seen fireworks as dazzling

for a full twenty minutes

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

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

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

the shower of fireworks, the atmosphere between

a while, Vivienne pulled away from Percival

age, her heart had been hardened like steel. It was rarely affected by

left the Emerald

from Dorian and

that even the deepest part of her heart needed

only rubeteen. She wanted to be like other girls her age. She wanted to have

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

anyone

Vinente a truly resilient

make

he got from a picture he saw

and smiled “Okay. Mr. Wait from now on, you’ll

her close and placed uss on

of protecting his giri, he needed to get to

fireworks ended. Percival drove Vienne back to the

Vivienne was inside. Percival drove

drive. Percival nanowed his eyes.

it, and it

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slowly down the road,

rolled down the window stubbed out his cigarette, pulled

the car, he bathed in the moonlight,

in a calm tone. “You’ve

more than a dozen men in black appeared and

man leading them eyed Percival