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.

presented two invitations, laying them before Vivienne. "Take

smile. "The director wants to see me? He could have just said

family hosted the party and extended the invitation to Vivienne and Percival, they were not fooled. Vance's intention was

nothing but a pretext for him to see

are we going?" Percival asked, already anticipating her answer from the look on

Vivienne replied, "Of course, we're going.

evening, Vivienne and Percival arrived in their finest

and Ashley were greeting guests at the door. Upon seeing Vivienne, their faces

I've been trying to call with no luck," Melissa said warmly as she reached out and

clearly lifted Melissa's spirits; her smile was

a while, had my phone off," Vivienne responded

Vivienne had saved the girl and had not followed up, confident there was no longer

nodded. "Yes, completely.

to Carl?"

condition. If only she had not been so stubborn and thrown away her helmet, Carl might not have ended up protecting her and getting injured in

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

was supposed to be recovering; she had performed the surgery herself,

have

me? Where is Carl now?"

her sooner? With timely notice, Carl

family, aren't we? How can that

grew more frustrated but also felt a sense of resignation. After all, her relationship with the Brooks family

the same; there was a mutual sense

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