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.

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

two invitations, laying them before Vivienne. "Take

invites, glancing over them with a smile. "The director wants to see me? He could have just said so. Why all the

the Brooks family hosted the party and extended the invitation to Vivienne

party was nothing but a pretext for

going?" Percival asked, already anticipating her

replied, "Of course, we're going.

arrived in their

at the door. Upon seeing Vivienne,

been trying to call with no luck,"

loved one's return had clearly lifted Melissa's spirits; her smile was even brighter than

Sea City for a while, had my phone off," Vivienne responded with a

the accident, Vivienne had saved the girl and had not followed up, confident there was

"Yes, completely.

to Carl?" Vivienne

so stubborn and thrown

had woken up, but then, suddenly, his condition worsened one night. After an intense fight for his life, we managed to save him, but the doctors

Carl was supposed to be recovering; she had performed the

could have gone

you inform me? Where is Carl now?" Vivienne asked,

state troubled her deeply. And why had the Brooks family not contacted her sooner? With timely notice, Carl would not be in

we? How

a sense of resignation. After all, her relationship with the Brooks family would never be as open and straightforward as with

there was a

but it's hard for us to keep

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