The Million-Dollar Heart

Chapter 695

Percival stroked her hair with an indulgent smile, his voice a gentle murmur, "I'll take you to the hospital first. Got some errands to run, and then you're coming to stay at my place tonight." His "place" was his sprawling private estate.

Vivienne blinked, teasingly suggesting, "Should I clean up and wait for your royal favor?"

She was already daydreaming about her Mr. Wolf seducing her in nothing but his birthday suit.

So tempting!

Percival was momentarily speechless. Since when had his Vivienne become so... frisky? And what was that at the corner of her mouth?

Drool?

What thoughts were swirling in that little head of hers?

"Ahem!" Percival snapped back to reality, his tone a mixture of amusement and resignation. "Aren't you supposed to be holding a memorial service?"

Vivienne paused, then said, "Oh, right!"

She had planned a service to send Francis off.

To the animal realm, so to speak.

She initially wanted to hold it at Emerald Mountain, but it was too far, and with her mother still unconscious, she couldn't leave. So, she asked Mr. Wolf to find a place for her ceremony to bid Francis farewell. She hadn't expected Mr. Wolf to pick his villa. She had thought... well, that Mr. Wolf had other intentions.

How embarrassing!

Percival, with a blend of exasperation and affection, assured her, "Once I'm done, I'll pick up what you need. It'll probably take all day, so I'll have Thomas pick you up!"

Vivienne had no words.

leaned in close and whispered in her ear, "Don't worry, Vivienne, that

speechless-his words making her seem all too

At the Linklater Mansion.

had only recently regained consciousness and was still weak, but his eyes shone with excitement. The night had fallen,

sound of car horns echoed from outside, and Yorick, agitated, stood up,

out the window with a gloomy look. "Yes,

he have

Just as he was trying to shed that label, his illustrious brother had to return. With

achievements didn't quite measure up to their eldest brother's. But now, with both the renowned brothers home, what place did he, the so-called failure, have in the Linklater

The thought was suffocating!

of sleek black cars pulled up in the driveway, their headlights piercing the dark, a display of sheer

patriarch, still frail, shuffled toward the door with Hector's support as the rest of the

anticipating descended from his vehicle—a figure in a

his family, the formidable air around him softened,

back and murmured something to the person beside him, who promptly drove the car away and then faced

with a

continued, "Dad, I haven't been here to fulfill my duties as

As the eldest, he bore the weight of his absence and the guilt of not

those words, Yorick embraced his son tightly. "It's good to have

to return home safely. Now,

Arthur finally noticed Dracon standing quietly to the side.

"Arthur, of course, I'm happy. I didn't want to interrupt your chat

hawk-like gaze lingered on him for

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