The Million-Dollar Heart

Chapter 548

Percival reached out and swiped a finger through the frosting, popping it directly into his mouth.

The next instant, his face contorted in agony, an expression of pain so intense it had never before graced his features.

"Is it poisoned?" Vivienne yelled out, alarm knitting her brow.

Percival waved her off, steadying himself on her knee. "It's just... incredibly bitter."

Vivienne was speechless.

"Bitter? Really?" She dared a taste herself, almost letting her lifelong love affair with strawberry shortcake plummet to rock bottom.

It was supposed to be frosting - sweet, indulgent frosting.

Why on earth was it so bitter?

A thought struck Vivienne. "Tastes like something my mom made."

Her words hung in the air, and she and Percival paused, a sudden realization dawning on them.

Slowly, they lifted their eyes to meet, and their gazes converged with silent understanding.

The cake before them indeed bore the mark of Karen's handiwork.

The pair sat in stunned silence, neither willing to voice the conclusion forming in their minds. Yet, all the strange occurrences of recent days seemed to be pointing inexorably in one direction. After a while, Vivienne shook her head. "I've never had such a terrible strawberry shortcake."

Percival unveiled a slice of strawberry shortcake he had brought and fed it to Vivienne. "Try this one; it's sweet."

A chuckle escaped Vivienne's lips, her eyes inadvertently flickering to the bitter disappointment that was the other cake.

finished the delectable shortcake, Vivienne leaned back against the couch, patting her belly. "Mr. Wolf, didn't you say you

laying them

the invites, glancing over them with a smile. "The director wants to

and extended the invitation to Vivienne and Percival, they were not fooled.

party was nothing but a pretext for him

already anticipating her answer from the look

course, we're going. We can't miss out on

Vivienne and Percival arrived in their

greeting guests at the door. Upon seeing Vivienne, their faces lit

I've missed you so much. I've been trying to call with no luck," Melissa said warmly as

return had clearly lifted Melissa's spirits;

Sea City for a while, had my phone off," Vivienne responded with a light laugh, then turned to Ashley.

girl and had not followed up, confident there was no longer a threat to her

nodded. "Yes,

to Carl?"

been so stubborn and

intense fight for his life, we managed to save him, but the doctors say he suffered brain damage. He might be in a vegetative state

Carl was supposed to be recovering; she had

could have

is Carl now?" Vivienne asked, her voice

contacted her sooner? With timely notice, Carl would not be in this condition. Melissa tried to soothe Vivienne, "We wanted to tell you, but... we can't

we? How can

sense of resignation. After all, her relationship with the Brooks family would never

family felt the same; there was a mutual sense of

to keep coming to you," Melissa

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