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.

patting her belly. "Mr. Wolf, didn't you say you

presented two invitations, laying them before Vivienne. "Take a

director wants to see me? He could have just

the invitation to Vivienne and Percival, they were not fooled. Vance's intention was as clear as

a pretext

anticipating her answer from the

"Of course, we're going. We can't

in

guests at the door. Upon seeing Vivienne,

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

one's return had clearly lifted Melissa's spirits; her smile was

off," Vivienne

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

"Yes, completely. But

happened to

condition. If only she had not been so stubborn and thrown away

up, but then, suddenly, his condition worsened one night. After an intense fight for his life, we managed to

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

have gone

is Carl

in such a state troubled her deeply. And why had the Brooks family not 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 keep bothering you. You've got so much on

we? How can

of resignation. After all, her relationship

the same; there was a mutual sense of guilt

concern, but it's hard for us to keep coming to you," Melissa said, wiping

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