The Million-Dollar Heart

Chapter 33

Arabella led Vivienne into the room furthest back on the first floor.

Maybe it was purposely tidied up, but the room was super clean.

So clean, in fact, that there was only a bed in there.

And there was a set of clothes on the bed.

Vivienne turned around, her brows low, her voice devoid of emotion, “Can you predict the future?”

“Huh?” Arabella was completely baffled by this question.

“You can’t.” Vivienne maintained her cold demeanor, “You can’t predict the future, but you knew that my clothes would be dirtied by the maid? You’re really something.”

Arabella froze. What did she mean by that?

Had she been found out? But that wasn’t possible.

Arabella lifted her eyes towards Vivienne, giving her a light smile, “I saw that your clothes were wet and thought you’d need a change. I had the servants bring these. I hope that’s okay.”

I’ll leave now. Take your time changing.”

Vivienne raised an eyebrow but didn’t respond.

As the door closed behind her, Arabella’s face immediately hardened.

Today, she was going to completely ruin Vivienne and Percival’s reputations.

Inside the room, Vivienne watched the closed door, the smile on her face disappearing. She pulled out a porcelain jar from her pocket, taking out a pill and swallowing it.

The drink the maid had given her had an aphrodisiac in it.

a highly concentrated aphrodisiac, and once she had taken it,

was in medicine, she knew that

she knew medicine, still put

medical

neutralize the aphrodisiac in the

for why she drank it and followed Arabella to this room, she

a few minutes before approaching Percival, “Mr. Ellington, my sister asked me to bring you to her. She wants to discuss something with you.”

glance, his cool lips curling

wants

flicked up, whispering to Thomas, “You

with that, he wheeled himself off in

led him to the door, pausing, “I won’t go in. I still

she quickly turned and

her retreating figure, his stern

met Vivienne many times, but he knew she wouldn’t call him over for

open the

caught, and saw Vivienne’s flushed

her hands

hands, “Did someone

hands were like magic, sparking a fiery sensation wherever

lifted her chin slightly, her fingers lightly lifting his chin, leaning in, her eyes filled with

pressed against him, his

a healthy man!

young girl was on him, like a slippery fish, causing his head to buzz as if it were

needle hidden between Vivienne’s fingers, poised at

to make a move, the needle would instantly paralyze him.

was for Percival to push her away!

Vivienne, calm down.” Percival’s

his body’s reaction hadn’t subsided, he

a bit surprised, and a bit mad, then leaned into his ear, whispering

didn’t believe that a man could resist this

hit Percival’s face, his

when he looked down at Vivienne, he saw

voice

played her part well!