The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

Chapter 365

Everyone was slack-jawed with amazement.

Just a kiss?

Was it really necessary to chase after Leopold for 15 years just because of a peck on the lips?

This woman was really something!

“Explain, my foot! My BFF told me a kiss is as good as hitting the hay, and you even held me close, swearing you’d marry me when we grew up! Are you even a man? Can’t remember your promises?” Griffin fumed, her anger mounting by the second.

That was her first kiss.

And she had held onto it for 23 years, waiting for Leopold to step up and take responsibility.

But this guy!

He was flat-out denying it!

Leopold was hopping mad, “Which of your BFFs said that? Bring her here. I’ll give her a piece of my mind! Responsible for a kiss? If that’s the case, considering the number of women I’ve kissed, should I marry them all?”

“Ptooey! Have I lost my mind? Why did I say ‘the number of women I’ve kissed’? I’ve only ever kissed Griffin!” He thought.

And it was that very kiss that had sparked a decade and a half of pursuit, leaving him so terrified that he dared not even think of romance.

“You dared to kiss someone else?” Griffin’s face turned a shade of jealous green.

Leopold opened his mouth to explain, but Griffin turned her back, clinging to Vivienne’s legs and wailing, “Vivienne, look at this scoundrel! Not only does he refuse to take responsibility for me, but he’s also messing around with other women. My life is so miserable, truly unbearable.”

Vivienne rubbed her temples as Griffin’s ranting gave her a headache.

She grabbed Leopold, swiftly healed his previously dislocated arm amid his cries of surprise, and then shoved him toward Griffin.

“Go and get hitched!” Vivienne said dismissively, her eyes rolling with contempt.

tears. “Vivienne, it really isn’t how she’s

think you don’t have to take

been in

Percival had ever

her dictionary, a kiss

the

got

A real problem

at a

so wronged! If only I had known it would come to this, I would have never kissed her!” He

he was only ten at the time, and Griffin was a cute seven-year-old, like a porcelain doll, and he just could not resist

the kiss, he had earnestly promised, “Don’t worry, I’ll

turned to seek support from Percival, but then he remembered that this whole situation was Percival’s doing. Thus, there was no way

sighed. “Vivienne, can we handle this by ourselves? Marriage isn’t child’s play; it’s supposed to last a lifetime. We can’t just rush into it because of something that happened when we were kids, can

outside to

pondered for a

be plagued with hostility. If they could have a decent conversation, that would

had no objections, neither did Vivienne. She said, “Sort

as she turned to

spine at her icy tone. He nodded

he hurriedly whisked

them leave, then settled back in her chair. “Let’s continue

“Sure.”

in the room was still recovering

eyebrows lifting. “Mr. Wolf, that was quite the surprise you arranged for

“Breaking ties with

know what to

twinge of

returned to the

up, noting that Griffin had

Griffin left so

raised an

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