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

amazement in Mr. Wolf's eyes-and a hint of restrained desire-Vivienne approached him, her hand trailing from his suit jacket down

eyes as he wrapped his arms around her lower

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

intensity of their connection made it difficult to pull

Vivienne looked back at him, her eyes hazy with

Wolf who was struggling to hold

Vivienne's current condition, the doctor had advised waiting another

Rivenwood had been entirely booked for

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

greeted them at the door

approach, he hurried over to

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

supported Vivienne out of the car, chuckling, "Congratulations on your catch, moving around

around a

Vivienne's coat, Leopold's eyes sparkled, "Vivienne, I told you my taste was

let

the hall, they

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

wasn't hard

one of the stars of the show, her mentor was sitting right at the

adorned in a bright red suit that contrasted

she couldn't help but blink in surprise. Her mentor really went

something about the outfit seemed oddly

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

of choked laughter and coughing, everyone carefully avoiding

the outfit's

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

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was wiser to agree with the