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

come with you.” Percival quickly got up but swayed due to

push yourself.” Vivienne steadied

ill again. So he made an excuse. “I’ve been

move around.”

insistence, Vivienne gave in, and

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Chapter 149

guidance, she managed to

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

order takeaway ourselves.” Percival looked at the takeaway

were flicking between the two bowls of

You?”

there a problem?” Vivienne

made this?” Leopold looked skeptical and disgusted.

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

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

meal.

held onto his bowl tightly and tapped Leopold’s hand away with

spoon.

her eyes. Her cooking skills, under Percival’s guidance, had improved significantly.

like what I said, I

was clear.

delicious?”

eat a pound of

her

and carefully tasted the porridge as if it were poison. His eyes lit up in surprise, he hadn’t expected Vivienne’s cooking to be this

he remembered his earlier statement, and his face

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

heading to the kitchen to

“Percival

with a pained

can add another.” Percival

glaring at the bowl of

to continue eating, thinking to himself that

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