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!

Leopold’s eyes as he staggered backward and

finally open his left eye again, all the lights

nonchalantly remarked, “Are you nuts? Sneaking up behind people all in

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

nearly burst out laughing. “Since when did you start

energy to argue. I’ve delivered your stuff; I’m out of

pointed outside, “It’s pouring rain,

what? Why

as if it were the

just maybe, help me out and

smirked. “Sorry, my garage isn’t for storing Husky

finally settling

work as if

began to rumble. He tapped the desk,

gestured

nothing but instant noodles and pre-made sandwiches inside, alongside

not help but ask, “Is this

an affirmation, “Just me here, so I

some reason, Leopold felt

noticed Griffin seemed much thinner than

course, she would be on a diet

started preparing two cups of noodles, mumbling, “For a young woman, you could take better care of yourself.

find Griffin with headphones on,

on the floor under

licked his lips and silently added the only sausage left from the fridge into Griffin’s noodle cup, then placed it quietly on the desk beside

the couch, wolfing

rain had not stopped, and Griffin was still engrossed in her research. Bored out of his

Griffin asleep on the carpet, leaning against the couch, blue pen still clutched in hand, the other two pens precariously

instant noodles

sighed. “You’re working too

staring at her with unknown thoughts

face was a little flushed, and so was

a few minutes of silence, he lifted her into a

instant noodles, he tossed it aside, grabbed

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