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.

to eat something?” Vivienne asked as she got up. “You’ve slept for a day

come with you.” Percival quickly got up but swayed due

push yourself.” Vivienne

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 need

move around.”

in, and they went to the

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managed to cook some

up with two takeaway breakfast meals. He was surprised to see them. “Wow, I thought no one here could cook. I brought you guys breakfast so you

at the takeaway boxes

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

You?”

there a problem?” Vivienne raised an

skeptical and disgusted.

know you love your fiancée to the moon and back, and you’d eat poison if she gave it to you. But

take away Percival’s bowl and

meal.

his bowl tightly

spoon.

skills, under Percival’s guidance, had improved significantly. She

I won’t say it again.”

was clear.

delicious?”

it’s delicious, I’ll eat a pound of salt.” Leopold said

and pushed her untouched bowl of

were poison. His eyes lit up in surprise, he hadn’t expected Vivienne’s cooking to

his earlier statement, and his face

pound of salt. Don’t forget” Vivienne said while looking

left the table in high spirits, heading to the

“Percival

for help with a

can add another.” Percival wasn’t

heavily and stumped in his chair, glaring at

continue eating, thinking to himself that he

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