The Million-Dollar Heart

Chapter 929

Vivienne nodded in agreement.

It seemed that Leopold had handled things quite effectively.

"Is Cordelia's cooking really that amazing?" Percival couldn't help but feel a pang of jealousy.

Vivienne deliberately nodded, her gaze fixed on him, but her eyes betrayed a hint of distress, "Well, Mr. Wolf, your cooking is divine too. It's just that you're too busy to whip up something for me these days. I have no choice but to rely on Cordelia, or else I might starve."

"Who said I don't have the time?"

Percival magically produced a strawberry cheesecake from the car, "Made it this morning. Should we indulge now or wait?"

"Right now!"

Vivienne's eyes lit up at the sight of the strawberry cheesecake, and she eagerly took a bite.

The creamy texture mixed with the fresh scent of strawberries melted in her mouth, instantly dissolving any trace of her previous annoyance, though she still maintained a pretense of anger.

Percival, understanding her all too well, leaned in and coaxed in a low voice, "It's not that I don't want you at my place, I'm just worried your dad might actually charge into the Ellington estate with a shotgun if I whisk you away one more time."

Vivienne raised an eyebrow, continuing to enjoy her cake, "Didn't you say with me by your side, you fear nothing?"

Percival chuckled bitterly, "It's not about fear, I just don't want to add unnecessary obstacles to us getting married. I've already discussed our wedding with Grandpa. As long as your parents agree, we can proceed however we wish."

Vivienne paused for a moment, "Really?"

Percival wrapped his arms around her tightly, his voice warm yet restrained, "Vivienne, I'm more eager about this than you are."

Vivienne's cheeks flushed.

She shyly turned her head, offering the spoon to Percival, "For being so honest, you get a bite. But just one, not a bit more."

Seeing her serious expression, Percival couldn't help but laugh, accepting the spoonful of cake with a whole strawberry on it from her hand.

rest of the

"Didn't have

"I did, but might as

start bringing an extra breakfast for her, given

a river at the southern edge of the

and walked towards the

who found it

had turned pale, especially noticeable at

closely. The method was identical to previous cases, but it was clear the perpetrator was in a hurry this time, taking

arrival, she had already reviewed the victim's

a nearby factory, attacked on her way back to her

just a street away

was right, the perpetrator must have been desperate for

these young women done to deserve such

lives, and the agony of having their

at the sight of the bloated

gave him a stern look to get

her gloves, signaled to have the body taken

her somber expression, and gently asked,

him, speaking as if

from living victims can't possibly be used in medicine, nor for viral research. If it's

their

of something, Vivienne?" Before

and answered,

a lab, but everything inside has been

expression darkened, "Keep searching. They couldn't have

place guarded by snipers wasn't going to

instructions, Percival realized Vivienne had disappeared from his

still pale, pointed ahead before finding a spot to

of corpses; his stomach just couldn't handle

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