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.

up. “You’ve slept for a day and a night. I’ll go make

quickly got up

Vivienne steadied

was scared of eating her cooking, fearing it might make him ill again. So he made an excuse. “I’ve been lying down

move around.”

insistence, Vivienne gave in, and they went to the

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to cook some decent

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

order takeaway ourselves.” Percival looked at the takeaway

flicking between the two bowls of

You?”

problem?”

this?” Leopold looked skeptical and disgusted. “Can this

and back, and you’d eat poison if she

tried to take away Percival’s bowl

meal.

Percival held onto his bowl tightly

spoon.

her eyes. Her cooking skills, under Percival’s guidance, had improved significantly. She didn’t appreciate Leopold’s

like what I said, I won’t say it again.” Leopold

was clear.

delicious?” Vivienne asked

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

smirked and pushed her

the porridge as if it were poison. His eyes lit up in surprise, he hadn’t expected Vivienne’s

he remembered his earlier statement, and

said while looking at Leopold’s

heading to the

“Percival

turned to Percival for help with a pained

isrit enough, we can add another.” Percival wasn’t going

his chair, glaring at the

decided to continue eating, thinking to himself

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