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.

something?” Vivienne asked as she got up. “You’ve slept

quickly got up but swayed due

push yourself.” Vivienne steadied

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

move around.”

and they went to

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she managed to cook

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

looked at the takeaway boxes in Leopold’s

help.” Leopold’s eyes were flicking between the two bowls of porridge and Percival

You?”

a problem?” Vivienne raised

looked skeptical and

from eating it. “No, no, no, Percival, I know you love your fiancée to the moon and back, and you’d eat poison if she gave it

Leopold tried to take away Percival’s bowl and replace it with the

meal.

onto his bowl tightly and tapped

spoon.

skills,

don’t like what I said, I won’t say it again.” Leopold chuckled, but his

was clear.

it’s delicious?” Vivienne

eat a

smirked and pushed her untouched bowl

it were poison. His eyes lit up in surprise, he hadn’t

remembered his earlier

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

table in high spirits, heading to the

“Percival

turned to Percival for help with

can add another.” Percival wasn’t going to

sighed heavily and stumped in his chair, glaring

thinking to himself that he wouldn’t let the

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