The Million-Dollar Heart

Chapter 149

Chapter 149

Percival was stirred awake as the morning light brightly illuminated the room.

The first sight that greeted him was Vivienne. Her eyes were closed, and her lashes were fluttering slightly as she stirred in her sleep. Her eyes were shadowed with fatigue.

It was the first time he had seen Vivienne so up close while she slept. There was a tranquility to her, one that he had never seen before. It was a rare glimpse of the innocence of a 19-year-old girl.

She had always struck him as a wildflower who was resilient and untamed. She never seemed to tire or falter.

She seemed invincible.

Yet here she was, exhausted from her endeavors for him, asleep by his side with her defenses down.

He was touched beyond words.

“Vivienne.” He whispered, gently rousing her.

Her lashes fluttered, and she slowly opened her eyes at Percival’s soft call.

The first thing she did after waking was to reach out and feel his forehead. Only after confirming that his fever had subsided did she let out a small sigh of relief.

“You’re no longer poisoned.”

Percival wasn’t completely unconscious while he was out, especially with Leopold by his side.

That chatterbox was as loud as a flock of ducks, constantly babbling about how Vivienne was out there somewhere, looking for the rare and elusive antidote ingredients.

Even though Percival was no medic, he knew how rare those ingredients were and felt a surge of anxiety while she was away. But he was helpless, trapped in his unconsciousness.

This was why he had spiked a fever.

got up. “You’ve slept for a day and

quickly got up but

yourself.” Vivienne steadied him while

was scared of eating her cooking, fearing it might make him ill again. So he made an excuse. “I’ve been lying down for too long; my back hurts. I

move around.”

gave in, and they went to the kitchen

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Chapter 149

managed to cook some decent

was surprised to see them. “Wow, I thought no one here

Percival looked at the takeaway

two bowls of porridge and Percival and Vivienne. They eventually settled on Vivienne. “Who made

You?”

a problem?” Vivienne raised an

skeptical and disgusted.

Percival from eating it. “No, no, no, Percival, I know you love your fiancée to the moon and back, and you’d eat poison if she gave it to you. But you’ve just recovered; you shouldn’t torture yourself like this. Eat this

away Percival’s

meal.

held onto his bowl tightly

spoon.

her eyes. Her cooking skills,

like what I said, I won’t say it

was clear.

if it’s delicious?” Vivienne asked

I’ll eat a pound of salt.” Leopold

her untouched bowl of porridge towards

His eyes lit up in surprise, he hadn’t expected Vivienne’s cooking

earlier statement,

Vivienne said while looking at

table in high spirits, heading to the kitchen to get another

“Percival

to Percival for help with

isrit enough, we can add another.”

and stumped in his chair, glaring

to himself that he wouldn’t let the

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