"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."

slammed on the brakes and parked by the roadside,

more word, and you're going

muttered under her

at home, where

Isolde got out of the car, she whispered to Percival, "Percival, don't tell me you never noticed how great Vivienne's figure is?" "Isolde! Boarding school for you

huffy Isolde scampered into Nathan's arms, urging her

watched, bemused by his son's anger and his daughter's

her laughter any

grew even redder. "Vivienne,

it. She had never imagined Percival could

the back, Percival felt his manhood challenged for the first time in his life. He adjusted his tie and stepped out of the car, opening the back

things got heated,

a thermos of soup Aurelia had made for Vivienne, unsure how

you two could take a

Without pausing to rub

appear calm as he faced

nodded, passing the thermos to Percival with a meaningful look. "The soup's freshly made. Don't rush; it can

double entendre was not lost

that, Nathan turned and entered the

was no going back to the

Perez Mansion, Karen was

Karen felt his pulse, and her

shook his head vigorously. "No, no, of course not. You saw me go to

"Three forty-five AM. That's about when you actually

his lips, amazed at the accuracy of her

an upset stomach and could use something light," Jasper complained,

a knowing look, pointing to the pastries.

caught Jasper cajoling Karen, with Maddox enjoying

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

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