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.

the rest of the cake was

observant, asked, "Didn't have

did, but might as well not

to start bringing an extra breakfast for her, given Arthur's "thoughtful

behind a construction site near a river at

walked

people who found

had turned pale,

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

arrival, she had already reviewed the

was a night shift worker from a nearby

murder site was just a street away from

right, the perpetrator must have

what had these young women done

prime of their lives, and the agony

pale at the sight

him a stern look to get

have the body taken

approached her, noticing her somber expression, and

towards him, speaking as

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

in their 'work'

of something, Vivienne?" Before she could answer, her phone

answered, "Draven, what

a lab, but everything inside has been cleared out, not

"Keep searching. They

going to be

instructions, Percival realized Vivienne had disappeared from

before finding a spot

wasn't afraid of corpses; his stomach just couldn't handle

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