The Million-Dollar Heart (Percival and Vivienne) novel Chapter 1142

Juliet was baffled by the questioning, "Why do you care what my mom does?"

"I didn't mean it like that," Floyd waved his hands, trying to explain himself, "It's just, it's just..."

He wasn't sure if he could really say what was on his mind, especially considering the state he was in. After all, his dad had strictly forbidden him from meddling with or even asking about certain family affairs.

If he were to spill the beans to Vivienne, his dad would have a fit.

But to Floyd, Vivienne had been a benefactor. In his eyes, her family's arrival had filled the void of affection that had been missing in his life for years.

He was utterly lost.

Watching Floyd's internal struggle, Juliet's patience was wearing thin, "If you don't want to talk about it, fine. I didn't want to hear it anyway!"

As she brushed past Floyd to leave, she muttered under her breath, "Good thing you didn't mess up those items, or my mom's efforts would have been for nothing."

Floyd caught the murmur, his lips tightening as he watched Juliet walk away, his hand slowly clenching at his side.

Isaiah, hidden in a corner of the hallway, witnessed the entire exchange and sent the video he'd captured to Percival.

"Evidence."

Percival's lips twitched upon reading his son's message.

What did that mean? Couldn't he be more explicit?

As he shared this with Vivienne, she couldn't help but chuckle at Percival's complaint.

"Don't forget who his father is. He's just like you. Are you really complaining about yourself now?"

"Me? I've never been like that with you."

Vivienne thought about it and realized it was true; the father and son were indeed cut from the same cloth.

"Isaiah isn't just like that with you. He's like that with everyone, just not much of a talker."

After some more teasing, Vivienne hung up and watched the video of Floyd’s struggle. As expected, Floyd seemed to know something.

Now, it was all about whether Floyd was willing to take the next step.

Juliet and Isaiah spent the day hoping Floyd would approach them, especially since their mom had assured them Floyd would surely talk today.

But as school was about to end, Floyd showed no signs of moving. Would he actually speak up?

Juliet fretted for a moment, but then Floyd looked up, their gazes meeting directly.

Just before school let out, Floyd dropped a note on Juliet's desk.

Upon opening it, she saw the message asking her to wait after school. She nodded at Floyd and stealthily signaled an OK to Isaiah, who simply looked down and tapped something on his phone.

As the school bell rang, Vivienne received a message from Isaiah, her smile indicating that everything was going according to plan.

Together, they watched from afar as Floyd followed Juliet and Isaiah to meet Vivienne. When they arrived, Vivienne could sense Floyd's apprehension.