The Million-Dollar Heart

Percival stepped out of the office, the tension in his eyes replaced with an unmistakable gleam of joy.

Seeing Mr. Wolf in high spirits, Vivienne couldn't help but smile too.

Finally, no more dreadful doctor's visits.

Arriving home, Percival noticed an elegantly wrapped box outside. He first thought it was a delivery from Cecilia, but on closer inspection, it didn't seem like her style. Vivienne remembered what Leopold had mentioned on the phone right before Mr. Wolf opened it, "It's from Leopold."

Without giving it much thought, Percival brought the box inside, and neither of them dwelled on it much further.

The next morning, as Vivienne remembered they were to attend an engagement party, she opened Leopold's box and grimaced sharply.

Classic Leopold.

Expecting her to wear this dress in public was practically an invitation for everyone to burst into laughter.

By then, Percival was already dressed to the nines in a sleek black suit, looking exceptionally dashing. Noticing Vivienne frozen in place, he followed her gaze.

To his surprise, it was a bright red dress with a distinctively vintage Western flair!

It wasn't that it was ugly, but rather spectacularly so.

He glanced at Vivienne, his brows knitting together, "Leopold's doing?"

Vivienne just nodded, at a loss for words.

Who else but Leopold could have such an enigmatic taste in fashion?

Percival pulled out his phone, "I'll have Thomas bring over a different one."

"No need."

Vivienne grabbed a pair of scissors and took the dress to the bedroom.

She emerged a short while later, having transformed the dress. She had removed its excessive decorations, shortened its length to just above the knees, and altered it to sleeveless. The only traditional element she kept was its high neckline, but even that she had simplified.

With Vivienne's model-like figure, the red dress now looked absolutely stunning on her.

Percival was momentarily speechless.

now visibly pregnant, seemed to radiate an indescribable

approached him, her hand trailing from his

Percival's eyes as he wrapped his arms around her lower back to steady her, "Vivienne, you're always the most

leaned in

intensity of their connection made it difficult to pull

looked back at him,

Wolf who was struggling to hold

current condition, the doctor had advised waiting another

in Rivenwood had been

were uniting in marriage,

Vivienne and Percival arrived, the man of the hour, Leopold, greeted them at

over to open

a look that said a thousand words, but ultimately, she simply nodded. If it weren't for Leopold's big day, she might have given him a piece of her mind

Percival supported Vivienne out of the car, chuckling, "Congratulations on your catch, moving around pretty

a bit,

the flash of red beneath Vivienne's coat, Leopold's eyes sparkled, "Vivienne, I told you my taste was impeccable. Griffin doubted me, but I'll have to show her later." Vivienne just rolled her

let it go for Griffin's

hall,

immediately surrounded by several

the couple's wedding. Percival deftly handled the crowd, allowing

hard to

one of the stars of the show, her mentor was

in a bright red suit that contrasted with his white hair,

help but blink in surprise. Her mentor really

something about the

on it, she overheard Old-FDawson teasing, "No offense, Master, but

in a mix of choked laughter and coughing,

about the outfit's

came with the suit, he wouldn't have been caught dead in it. But that was a secret

you're looking for

you see the resemblance?"

to agree with the master, especially when he was on the brink