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.

pregnant, seemed to radiate

eyes-and a hint of restrained desire-Vivienne approached him, her hand trailing from his suit jacket down to his tie, pulling him close. Her lips

as he wrapped his arms around her lower back

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

connection made

Vivienne looked back at him, her eyes hazy

wasn't just Mr. Wolf who

doctor had

in Rivenwood had been entirely booked for

were uniting in marriage, drawing the elite of Rivenwood to

of the hour, Leopold, greeted them at the door in a pristine white suit, his grin nearly splitting his

seeing Vivienne and Percival approach, he hurried over to open their car

weren't for Leopold's big day, she might have given him a piece of her mind about his

Percival supported Vivienne out of the car, chuckling,

hopped around a

flash of red beneath Vivienne's coat, Leopold's eyes sparkled, "Vivienne, I told you my taste was impeccable. Griffin doubted me,

today, she would let it

the hall,

immediately surrounded by several

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

hard to

of the show, her mentor was sitting

that contrasted with his white hair,

in surprise. Her mentor really went

the

"No offense, Master, but you

laughter and coughing,

the outfit's loudness, felt even more

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

looking for a

you see the resemblance?"

fell silent, nobody daring to answer. Sometimes, it was wiser to agree with the master, especially when