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 and a night. I’ll go make you

quickly got up

yourself.” Vivienne

didn’t want to admit he was scared of eating her cooking, fearing it might make him ill again. So he made an

move around.”

insistence, Vivienne gave in, and they went

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managed to

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

can order takeaway ourselves.” Percival looked at the

trying to help.” Leopold’s eyes were flicking between the two bowls of porridge and Percival and Vivienne. They eventually settled on Vivienne.

You?”

problem?” Vivienne raised an

skeptical and disgusted. “Can this even be

fiancée to the moon and back, and you’d eat poison if she gave it to you. But you’ve just recovered; you

away Percival’s bowl

meal.

his bowl tightly and tapped Leopold’s hand away

spoon.

cooking skills, under Percival’s guidance, had

said, I won’t say

was clear.

delicious?” Vivienne

delicious, I’ll eat a pound

pushed her untouched bowl

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

his earlier statement,

Vivienne said while looking at Leopold’s expression. She

left the table in high spirits, heading to the kitchen

“Percival

for help with

one pound isrit enough, we can add another.” Percival wasn’t going

heavily and stumped in his chair, glaring at the bowl

eating, thinking to himself that he wouldn’t

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