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.

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

quickly got up but swayed due to his

push yourself.” Vivienne steadied him

make him ill again. So he made an excuse. “I’ve been lying down

move around.”

his insistence, Vivienne gave in, and they went to the

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to cook

was surprised to see them. “Wow, I thought no one here could cook. I brought you

Percival looked at the takeaway boxes in Leopold’s

were flicking between the two bowls of porridge and

You?”

problem?” Vivienne raised

Leopold looked skeptical and disgusted. “Can this even be

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.

tried to take away

meal.

bowl tightly and tapped Leopold’s hand away with

spoon.

saying that again?” Vivienne narrowed her eyes. Her cooking skills, under Percival’s guidance, had improved significantly. She

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

was clear.

it’s delicious?” Vivienne asked

it’s delicious, I’ll eat a

Vivienne smirked and pushed her

tasted the porridge as if it were poison. His eyes

remembered his earlier

forget” Vivienne said while looking at Leopold’s expression. She already knew the

spirits, heading to

“Percival

for help with a pained look on

can

his chair, glaring

decided to continue eating, thinking to himself that he

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