The Million-Dollar Heart

Chapter 634

"You... you really are going to help me?" Mara looked at Vivienne, her eyes wide with disbelief. Vivienne nodded, "Yes."

"But you... you..." Mara stuttered, at a loss for words.

Even Cecilia hadn't expected Vivienne to consent. "Vivienne, you're really willing to help Mara?"

Vivienne affirmed. "Sure, but I have my conditions. I'm the Specter Healer; I don't work for free."

Mara knew it. Vivienne wasn't the type to offer help out of the goodness of her heart.

"I understand, but I'm broke right now. Can I write you an IOU and pay you back once I have the money?" Mara pleaded.

Vivienne smiled, her red lips lifting in a beguiling curve. "That's not what I'm asking for."

A shiver ran down Mara's spine as she locked eyes with Vivienne's smile. She felt like she had just fallen into a bottomless pit - a trap that could spell her doom! Leaving the hospital, Percival drove Isolde back home.

Isolde took every chance to stick close to Vivienne. "Vivienne, what was the deal you made with Mara back there?"

Vivienne scooped Isolde into her arms, meticulously parting her hair to craft a sweet hairstyle for the youngster.

"Little ones shouldn't pry."

Isolde sat still, leaning against Vivienne, her tiny shoulders pressed against her chest.

After a while, Isolde murmured, "Vivienne, you're really busty, you know."

Percival nearly choked on his own spit.

Unfazed, Vivienne continued her task while Percival's face turned a shade that would've given any artist's palette a run for its money.

"Kids shouldn't talk about such things," Percival cleared his throat.

Isolde scoffed. "Percival, why so prudish? I'm just saying she's got a great figure. It's just a fact."

by the roadside, swiftly

word, and you're going to boarding

muttered under her

Isolde was dropped off at home, where her father, Nathan,

she whispered to Percival, "Percival, don't tell me you never noticed how

huffy Isolde scampered into Nathan's arms,

anger and his daughter's smugness, totally clueless about

contain her laughter any longer and burst into giggles in the

even redder. "Vivienne, stop

had never imagined Percival could

challenged for the first time in his life. He adjusted his tie and

things got heated,

a thermos of soup Aurelia had

two could take

froze, then bumped his head hard on the roof. Without pausing to rub it, he scrambled out

tried to appear calm as he

meaningful look. "The soup's freshly made.

was

turned and entered the house, leaving Percival alone in his

back to the Ellington Mansion

Perez Mansion, Karen was tending to

late again last night?" Karen felt

head vigorously. "No, no, of

forty-five AM. That's about when you actually went to sleep. Caught

lips, amazed at the

I've got a bit of an upset stomach and could use something light," Jasper complained,

gave him a knowing look, pointing to the pastries. "You just had

caught Jasper cajoling Karen,

a defenseless old man?" Vivienne approached, handing a bag to

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