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 that was

him, her hand trailing from his suit

he wrapped his arms around her lower back to steady

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

their connection made it difficult to

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

Mr. Wolf who was

the doctor had

grandest hotel in Rivenwood had been

Martinez and the Sterling families were uniting in marriage, drawing the elite of Rivenwood

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

approach, he hurried over to open their

words, but ultimately, she simply nodded. If it weren't for Leopold's big

out of the car, chuckling, "Congratulations on your

around a bit,

noticing 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, they

immediately surrounded by several

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

hard to

her mentor was sitting right at the

in a bright red suit that contrasted with his

help but blink in surprise. Her mentor really

something about the

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

laughter and coughing, everyone carefully avoiding Finnian's gaze

about the outfit's loudness, felt

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

looking

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

to answer. Sometimes, it was wiser to agree with the master, especially when