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.

now visibly pregnant, seemed to radiate

trailing from his suit jacket down to his tie,

eyes as he wrapped his arms around her lower

Percival leaned in for a kiss, to which Vivienne responded

of their connection made it difficult to

trying to catch his breath, while Vivienne looked back

Mr. Wolf who was struggling to

doctor had advised waiting

Rivenwood had been entirely booked

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

arrived, the man of the hour, Leopold, greeted them at the

over to open their car door, "Vivienne, Percival, you've

shot him a look that said a thousand words, but ultimately, she simply nodded. If it weren't for

of the car, chuckling, "Congratulations on your catch, moving around pretty smoothly,

around a

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

for today, she would let it go for Griffin's

hall,

immediately surrounded by several

had missed the couple's wedding. Percival deftly handled the crowd, allowing Vivienne

wasn't hard to

the show, her mentor was sitting right at the most prominent

suit that contrasted with

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

about the outfit seemed

"No offense, Master, but you

coughing, everyone carefully avoiding

about the outfit's loudness, felt even

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

looking

master to Cupido Tell me where exactly do you see the resemblance?" Finnian retorted, barely

to agree with the master, especially when he was