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 a night. I’ll go make you

you.” Percival quickly got

yourself.” Vivienne

him ill again. So he made an excuse. “I’ve been lying down for too long; my back hurts. I need

move around.”

insistence, Vivienne gave in, and they went to the kitchen together.

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Chapter 149

to

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

Percival looked at the

the two bowls of porridge and Percival and Vivienne.

You?”

a problem?” Vivienne raised

looked skeptical and disgusted. “Can this even be

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

he spoke, Leopold tried to take away Percival’s bowl and replace it

meal.

tightly and tapped

spoon.

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

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

was clear.

it’s delicious?” Vivienne

it’s delicious, I’ll eat a pound of

her untouched bowl of porridge

tasted the porridge as if it were poison. His eyes lit up in

then he remembered his earlier

Vivienne said while

the table in high spirits, heading to the kitchen to

“Percival

with a pained

can

and stumped in his chair, glaring at the

decided to continue eating, thinking to himself that he wouldn’t let the pound of

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