The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

Chapter 454

As the quartet happily indulged in a cozy fondue dinner, Leopold brought over the documents from headquarters.

Peering through the empty doorway, Leopold hesitated, unsure whether to enter.

He texted Anna: [Where are you guys?]

Anna, who had not quite finished chewing her lamb, hit the voice message button, “On a mission, gotta stick to Ms. Vivienne like glue.”

Vivienne said, “Just drop the stuff off, and don’t be a nuisance. You mess up the deal, I’ll break your legs.”

Percival added his own threat, “I’ll dislocate your arm.”

Thomas kept it simple, “Good luck, man!”

Listening to the sounds of bubbling fondue, fizzing sodas, and the stubborn mastication of lamb, Leopold was in disbelief.

Was this really a mission?

This was sheer torture!

But he had no choice; he had to deliver the documents quickly.

Griffin had already sent a reminder in the Little Bombs group chat – a special group Vivienne had created for convenience.

With no other option, Leopold donned a mask and hat, covering himself completely, and entered Griffin’s home.

The evening was setting in, and Griffin had only a desk lamp on, leaving the main lights off.

Three different-colored pens lay strewn across documents, each marking various annotations.

Leopold cleared his throat gently, but Griffin showed no reaction.

He moved closer and tapped Griffin’s head with the documents, “Hey, the papers…”

“Ah!”

Bam!

as he staggered backward and collapsed to the

accurately, when he could finally open his left eye again, all the lights in

nonchalantly remarked, “Are you nuts?

Didn’t you say you didn’t want to see me? How else

burst out laughing. “Since when did you

to argue. I’ve delivered your stuff; I’m

outside, “It’s pouring

was dumbfounded, “Wait, what? Why would

it were the most obvious thing in the

you, just maybe, help me out and move

“Sorry, my garage isn’t for

was speechless, finally settling on the couch in

as if

to rumble. He tapped the desk,

back, Griffin gestured toward the fridge,

sandwiches inside, alongside cans of

could not help but ask, “Is this

affirmation, “Just me here, so I

Leopold felt a sudden pang of

time, he noticed Griffin

she would be on a diet

“For a young woman, you could take better care of yourself. Why

Griffin with

the floor under

and silently added the only sausage left from the fridge into Griffin’s noodle cup, then placed

wolfing down

still engrossed in her research. Bored out

against the couch, blue pen still clutched in hand, the other two pens precariously perched in her

noodles

“You’re working too

squatted beside her, staring at her with unknown thoughts in his mind. Suddenly, Griffin’s head

flushed,

he lifted her into a more comfortable position on

at the untouched instant noodles, he tossed it aside, grabbed Griffin’s car

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