The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

Chapter 1159

Anna was at a loss for words to counter Arnold. After all, Soren had just gone off on a tangent, spewing a barrage of words without giving her a chance to speak. "You're out of the game now. Don't let me catch you bothering Anna again!" Arnold towered over Soren, his eyes barely concealing the anger simmering beneath. Anna observed Soren in silence for a long while, ultimately choosing to say nothing.

"Let's go, Bobby. My folks are waiting, and we shouldn't dirty our hands," Arnold said coldly, prompting Bobby to release Soren.

The trio then left the lab together.

Vivienne and Percival exchanged glances before finally stepping forward, noting Soren's unresolved frustration. Vivienne sometimes doubted the purpose of speech for some people.

Hearing their approach, Soren turned and nodded slightly in greeting.

"Why didn't you clear things up just now?" Percival asked the crucial question, eager to hear Soren's excuses.

Soren was taken aback that they had witnessed the entire ordeal. He avoided eye contact, feigning ignorance, "What are you talking about?"

"You're still playing tough? Aren't you afraid of completely disappointing Anna?" Vivienne dropped her usual playful demeanor, glaring at Soren, "Are you waiting for Anna to spell things out for you? What kind of man does that?" Vivienne, now thoroughly irritated with Soren, didn't hold back in her criticism.

Percival joined in, "What's with the hesitation? You lose your mind at the first sign of trouble. Watch those videos again when you get home!"

Percival then turned to soothe Vivienne, "Don't be mad, honey. It's not worth it."

As they prepared to leave, Vivienne suddenly remembered Bobby, recalling his name from somewhere. Her investigation into Arnold had revealed a talented young man well-acquainted with Anna from childhood. This "guy" was no ordinary person. After today's events, it seemed Arnold had also given up on Soren, pushing the hoped-for reconciliation further away.

"Are we still trying to play matchmaker?" Percival asked as they waited at a traffic light.

Without hesitation, Vivienne shook her head, "Let them figure it out."

Nodding, Percival drove them home.

to Graham and Brooke's attempts at conversation,

Anna?" Brooke

Brooke's concerned gaze, "What's

going around,

refuse but, seeing Brooke's concern, she

parents haven't even stepped in. If they knew about this, they'd probably have figured out where to bury

since childhood, initially hoping to pair her with

happiness, treating her almost like a daughter.

would take the necessary steps forward. Both were

noticing Anna's low spirits, nudged Arnold to

closing his mouth mid-sentence, mentally noted Soren's

until darkness fell. It dawned on him that Arnold and Bobby were clearly

entire debacle

tried to message Anna but couldn't get through, unsure if

spent a restless

Arnold was startled to see Anna with dark circles under her eyes, "Didn't sleep at all last night? Were you out causing trouble?" Anna wordlessly headed to the

seeing Soren, Anna was surprised when he

Soren locked eyes, both unsure of the other's intentions. Was this an attempt

you lingering at the door?" Brooke's voice echoed from

Anna could respond, Arnold walked over, "You can't even manage to open a

when he saw Soren, and with a snort, he looked down on

Arnold, "I'm terribly

sudden apology, pacing awkwardly, "What's the point of saying this now? What were you thinking before?" Anna remained silent, watching Soren

messed up

too impulsive because well" Soren trailed off, struggling to find the