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.

to radiate an indescribable allure

Wolf's eyes-and a hint of restrained desire-Vivienne approached him, her hand trailing from his

flicker in Percival's eyes as he wrapped his arms around her lower back to

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

intensity of their connection made

lifted his head, trying to catch his breath, while Vivienne looked back at

who was struggling

condition, the doctor had advised waiting

Rivenwood had

were uniting in marriage, drawing the elite of Rivenwood to

hour, Leopold, greeted them at the door in a pristine white suit,

and Percival approach, he hurried over to open

simply nodded. If it weren't for Leopold's big day, she might have given him a piece

car, chuckling, "Congratulations on your

around a bit,

sparkled, "Vivienne, I told you my taste was impeccable. Griffin doubted me, but I'll have to show her later."

she would let it go for Griffin's

hall,

immediately surrounded by several

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

wasn't hard to

one of the stars of the show, her mentor was

a bright red suit that contrasted

in surprise. Her mentor really went all out

something about the outfit

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

choked laughter and coughing, everyone carefully avoiding Finnian's gaze to prevent

self-conscious about the outfit's

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

you're looking for a

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

fell silent, nobody daring to answer. Sometimes, it was wiser to agree with the master, especially when he was on the brink of a