The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

Chapter 161

Percival’s eyes fluttered open to the soft light of dawn filtering in from the balcony.

Propping himself up on his elbows, he saw Vivienne seated in front of the floor–to–ceiling glass door, engrossed in the minicomputer in her hands.

The morning sun draped her in a gentle halo, making her seem ethereal.

She had been staring at the name ‘Wolf‘ on the screen for a long while before her gaze shifted towards Percival, lying on the bed with an inscrutable expression in her eyes.

Matthew had once told her that the code–name of the new team leader who had taken over her mother’s team after her mothe demise was Wolf.

Could it be that Percival was Woll?

He was her mother’s colleague?

“What’s wrong, Vivienne?” Percival asked as his handsome face bathed in the warm morning light and a soft smile played on his lips.

Vivienne paused for a moment before turning the tiny computer screen towards him. “Who are you, really?

The sight of the black interface and the striking red ‘Wolf‘ on the screen didn’t surprise Percival.

He had known from the start that Vivienne wasn’t living in his home to take care of his injuries or to court him. She was here to investigate him.

So, he had been waiting for her to unravel the truth herself.

His room was never locked at night, and he had deliberately changed his phone passcode to her birthday. He was aware of her snooping around but pretended not to notice.

He was sure of her identity now. He had no secrets from her.

“Frost.”

Vivienne stiffened. The playful smile faded from her face, replaced by a deadly seriousness. “Who are you?”

‘Frost‘ was her nickname.

Only her mother used to call her that.

No one knew about this nickname, not even Dorian.

It was the name she had taken after leaving the Hawthorn family when her mother and she were being pursued.

She had watched helplessly as her mother fought off their attackers, and she had wanted nothing more than to tear them apart.

was crucial to remain calm to come up with a better plan. They

acting impulsively, so to remind herself to stay calm, she had asked her

her calm and composed demeanor was a result of constantly reminding herself of

how did Percival know about

usually composed Vivienne felt a

his lips and, after a long while, managed to croak out,

head

she had never met him before

want an explanation.” She demanded with

and soothing. “Frost, I’ll buy

lit up. Her earlier cold demeanor vanished instantly as her voice went higher than usual. “Mr.

his own saliva, nearly

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Mr. Wolf?

a name from a long

until now, only she had

And the reason why?

when he first met her, she was only two, and he

a full decade older than

her mother to get her to call him ‘brother,‘ she brazenly declared that someone ten years older shouldn’t be referred

Wolf, it was. Since she always said that he was a wolf, why not

he had never mentioned his real name

had used that nickname

later adopted the code–name ‘Wolf‘ in memory of that

about me.” Percival murmured, breaking away

of which she hadn’t sported in a long time. “I could never forget. I’ve always remembered.”

that she still had family in the world, and through him, she

was different

family of his own now,

But Percival…

unusually good memory and remembered everyone

the kindest person to her,

mother did. He fulfilled all her whims and

her

seen Mr.

changed completely, and she hadn’t

“I’ll bake you a strawberry cake

Vivienne agreed, her smile still

moment of

you investigating my mother? How

Percival replied, his eyes full of adoration as he ruffled