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.

seemed to radiate an indescribable allure

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

around

chance to react, Percival leaned in for a kiss, to which

their connection made it

trying to catch his breath, while Vivienne looked back at him, her eyes hazy with longing and a touch of

who

the doctor had

hotel in Rivenwood had

Sterling families were uniting in marriage,

of the hour, Leopold, greeted them at the door in a pristine white

hurried over to open their

it weren't for

the car, chuckling, "Congratulations on your catch, moving around pretty smoothly, aren't

a

you my taste was impeccable. Griffin

for today, she would let it go

the hall,

immediately surrounded by several

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

hard to

her mentor was sitting right at

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

Vivienne approached, she couldn't help but blink in surprise. Her

about the outfit seemed oddly

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

a mix of choked laughter and coughing,

already self-conscious about the outfit's

with the suit, he wouldn't have

looking

Tell me where exactly do you see the resemblance?"

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