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.

asked as she got up. “You’ve slept for a day and a night. I’ll go make you some

Percival quickly got up but swayed

push yourself.” Vivienne steadied him

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

move around.”

and they went

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to cook

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

can order takeaway ourselves.” Percival looked at the takeaway boxes in

between the two bowls of porridge and Percival and Vivienne.

You?”

problem?” Vivienne

and disgusted. “Can

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

spoke, Leopold tried to take away Percival’s

meal.

his 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 didn’t

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

was clear.

it’s delicious?”

I’ll eat a pound of

her untouched bowl

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

remembered his earlier statement, and his

Don’t forget” Vivienne said while looking at Leopold’s expression. She

to

“Percival

help with a pained

we can add another.” Percival wasn’t going to

glaring

eating, thinking to himself that

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