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

think you don’t

never been in a relationship

Percival had

dictionary, a

they slept together, the

“Exactly, you’ve got to take

A real problem solver!” She thanked Vivienne in her

a loss for

had known it would come to this, I would have

Griffin was a cute seven-year-old, like a porcelain doll, and

earnestly promised, “Don’t worry, I’ll marry you when we

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

to last a lifetime.

outside to talk?

for a moment, then

plagued with hostility. If they

neither did Vivienne. She said,

darkened as she turned

her icy tone. He nodded meekly. “Understood, Vivienne.

he hurriedly whisked

then settled back in her chair. “Let’s continue with

“Sure.”

still recovering from Griffin’s outburst,

eyebrows lifting. “Mr. Wolf, that was quite

“Breaking ties

not know what

felt a twinge of sympathy

Leopold returned to the dining area

up, noting that Griffin

that Griffin left so peacefully

an eyebrow.

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