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.

you want to eat something?” Vivienne asked as she got up. “You’ve slept for a day and a

you.” Percival quickly got up but swayed

push yourself.” Vivienne steadied

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

move around.”

gave in, and they went to the kitchen together.

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to cook some

with two takeaway breakfast meals. He was surprised to see them. “Wow,

ourselves.” Percival looked at the takeaway boxes in Leopold’s

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

You?”

there a problem?” Vivienne

skeptical and disgusted. “Can this

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 to you. But

take away Percival’s bowl and replace

meal.

bowl tightly and tapped Leopold’s hand away

spoon.

Her cooking skills,

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

was clear.

delicious?”

it’s delicious, I’ll eat a pound of salt.” Leopold said

and pushed her untouched bowl of

raised an eyebrow and carefully tasted the porridge as if it were poison. His eyes

his earlier statement,

while looking at Leopold’s expression. She already

table in high spirits, heading to

“Percival

help with a pained look on his

isrit enough, we can add

stumped in his chair, glaring at the bowl of porridge

thinking to himself

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