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.

asked as she got up. “You’ve slept for

Percival quickly got up

push yourself.” Vivienne steadied

didn’t want 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.”

and they

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Chapter 149

guidance, she managed to cook some

was surprised to see them. “Wow, I thought no one here could cook.

takeaway ourselves.” Percival looked at the takeaway boxes

I was just trying to help.” Leopold’s eyes were flicking between the two bowls of porridge

You?”

there a problem?” Vivienne raised an

looked skeptical and

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

take away Percival’s bowl and replace it with

meal.

tightly and tapped Leopold’s

spoon.

eyes. Her cooking skills, under Percival’s

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

was clear.

it’s delicious?”

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

her untouched bowl of porridge towards

eyebrow and carefully tasted the porridge as if it were poison. His eyes lit up in

he remembered his earlier statement, and his

Vivienne said while looking at Leopold’s expression. She

spirits, heading to the kitchen to get

“Percival

with a pained look on his

pound isrit enough, we can add another.” Percival

and stumped in his chair, glaring at the bowl of porridge

to himself that he wouldn’t let

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