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.

to remain calm to come up with a better plan. They were up against

to remind herself to stay calm, she had asked her mother to

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

how did Percival know

a moment, the usually composed Vivienne felt a surge

his lips and, after a long while, managed to croak out, “Don’t you

from head to toe and

certain that she had never met him before their

want an explanation.” She

his voice soft and soothing. “Frost, I’ll buy you a strawberry cake

demeanor vanished instantly as

own

Chapter 161

Mr. Wolf?

from a long

only she had

And the reason why?

when he first met her, she was only two,

full decade

failed attempts by her mother to get her to call him ‘brother,‘ she brazenly declared

Mr. Wolf, it was. Since she always said that he was

he had never mentioned his real name

she had used that nickname for only

later adopted the code–name ‘Wolf‘

had forgotten about me.” Percival murmured, breaking away from his

she hadn’t sported in a

relative. A reminder that she still had family

different

own now, and

But Percival…

when she met him, but she had an unusually good memory

person

like her mother did. He fulfilled all her whims and fancies, tolerating her tantrums and

be her unguarded self

hadn’t seen Mr. Wolf since she turned

changed completely, and she hadn’t recognized him at

He ruffled her hair and promised, “I’ll bake you a strawberry cake tomorrow. I owe you for all these years. I’ll make it

Vivienne agreed, her

a moment of silence between

you investigating my mother? How

my mentor.” Percival replied, his eyes