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.

visibly pregnant, seemed to radiate

restrained desire-Vivienne approached him, her hand trailing from his suit jacket down

a flicker in Percival's eyes as he wrapped his arms around her lower

Vivienne a chance to react, Percival leaned in

made it

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

Mr. Wolf who was struggling

doctor had advised

in Rivenwood had

were uniting in marriage,

them at the door in a pristine white suit, his grin

over to open their car

nodded. If it weren't for Leopold's big day, she might have given him

out of the car, chuckling, "Congratulations on your

around a bit, "All

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."

let it

the hall,

immediately surrounded by several

up. especially since they had missed the couple's wedding. Percival

wasn't hard to

show, her mentor was sitting right at the

bright red suit that contrasted with his white hair, made for a striking

help but blink in surprise. Her mentor really

the outfit seemed

overheard Old-FDawson teasing, "No offense, Master, but you kinda look like Cupid decided

of choked laughter and coughing, everyone

about the outfit's loudness,

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

see you're looking

Cupido Tell me where exactly do you see the resemblance?"

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