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

Percival quickly got up

Vivienne steadied him

to admit he was scared of eating her cooking, fearing it might make him ill again. So he made an excuse. “I’ve been lying down for too long; my back

move around.”

in, and they went to the kitchen

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to

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

at the takeaway

Leopold’s eyes were flicking between the two

You?”

there a problem?” Vivienne raised an

skeptical and

you love your fiancée to the moon and back, and you’d eat

to take away Percival’s bowl and

meal.

tightly and tapped Leopold’s hand

spoon.

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

what I said, I won’t say it

was clear.

if it’s delicious?”

eat a pound of salt.” Leopold said

pushed her untouched

His eyes lit up in surprise, he hadn’t expected

remembered his earlier statement,

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

heading to the kitchen to

“Percival

for help with a pained look

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

in his chair, glaring at the bowl of

to himself that he wouldn’t let the pound of

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