"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."

the roadside, swiftly moving Isolde

and you're going

under her

Isolde was dropped off at home,

Percival, "Percival, don't tell me you never

scampered into Nathan's arms, urging her dad to

by his son's anger and his daughter's smugness, totally clueless

her laughter any longer and burst into giggles in the

face grew even

never imagined Percival could be so

the laughter from the back, Percival felt his manhood challenged for the first time in his life. He adjusted his tie and

car, things got heated, while

a thermos of soup Aurelia had made for Vivienne,

two could

on the roof. Without

tried to appear calm

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

double entendre was

and entered the house, leaving Percival alone in

was no going back to the

Karen was

you stay up late again last night?" Karen

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

about when you actually

smacked his lips, amazed at the accuracy

got a bit of an upset stomach and could use something light,"

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

walked in, she caught Jasper cajoling Karen,

man?" Vivienne

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