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

trailing from his suit jacket down to his tie, pulling him

his arms around her lower back to steady her,

leaned in for a kiss, to which Vivienne responded

intensity of their connection made it difficult to

looked

Mr. Wolf who

current condition, the doctor had advised

in Rivenwood had been

Sterling families were uniting in

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

approach, he hurried over to open their car door,

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 the car,

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

let

the hall,

immediately surrounded by several

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

wasn't hard to

stars of the show, her mentor was sitting right

in a bright red suit that contrasted

in surprise.

something about the outfit seemed oddly

could put her finger on it, she overheard Old-FDawson teasing, "No offense, Master, but

in a mix of choked laughter and coughing,

outfit's

been for the special gift that came with the suit, he wouldn't have been caught

see you're looking for

me where exactly do you see the resemblance?" Finnian

it was wiser to agree with the master, especially when he was on the brink of a