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.

radiate an indescribable allure that was

a hint of restrained desire-Vivienne approached him, her hand trailing from his suit jacket down to his

around her

react, Percival leaned in for a kiss, to which Vivienne responded

connection made it difficult to pull

his breath, while Vivienne looked back at him, her eyes hazy with longing and a

who was struggling

current condition, the doctor had

had been entirely booked for

Martinez and the Sterling families were uniting in marriage, drawing

them at the door in a

Vivienne and Percival approach, he hurried over to open

shot him a look that said a thousand words, but ultimately, she simply nodded. If it weren't for Leopold's big day, she

happiness, Percival supported Vivienne out of the car, chuckling, "Congratulations on

hopped around a bit,

taste was impeccable. Griffin doubted me, but I'll have to show

would let it

hall,

immediately surrounded by several

since they had missed the couple's wedding. Percival deftly handled the crowd, allowing Vivienne to look

wasn't hard to

one of the stars of the show, her mentor was sitting right at the most prominent

red suit that contrasted with

help but blink in surprise. Her mentor really went

the

finger on it, she overheard Old-FDawson teasing, "No offense, Master, but you kinda look like

choked laughter and coughing, everyone

about the outfit's

he wouldn't have been caught dead in it. But that was a secret he'd take to

see you're looking for

exactly do you see the resemblance?"

nobody daring to answer. Sometimes, it was wiser to agree