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.

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

invitations, laying them before Vivienne. "Take

wants to see me? He

party and extended the invitation to Vivienne and

was nothing but a pretext for him to

anticipating her answer from the look on

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

Percival arrived in

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

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

return had clearly lifted Melissa's spirits;

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

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

nodded. "Yes, completely. But

to Carl?"

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

we managed to save him, but the

had performed the surgery

have gone

you inform me? Where is

And why had the Brooks family not contacted her sooner? With timely notice, Carl would not be in this

How can that be

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

family felt the same; there was a mutual sense of guilt

it's hard for us to keep coming to you,"

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255