The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

Chapter 505

Vivienne massaged her forehead, utterly flabbergasted by Maddox’s thoughtfulness.

It was beyond thoughtful—it was downright invasive!

Grinding her teeth, she snapped a picture with her phone and sent it to Jasper.

“Grandpa, please extend my thanks to Uncle Maddox!”

In the stillness of the night, Maddox, lounging in a bath at home and gazing at a photo of his beloved Willa, suddenly felt a chill he had never experienced before.

The next second, his phone rang—it was his dad, Jasper.

Maddox spent the entire night weathering a storm of Jasper’s blistering reprimands, not one word repeated.

…

Vivienne instructed the maid to return her bedroom to its normal state and to escort Percival to his room.

The maid looked at Vivienne uneasily. “Miss, we only prepared one guest room. The others aren’t ready—there’s not even bedding.”

Just one room?

In a mansion this size, there was only one room available?

You’ve got to be kidding!

Noticing the change in Vivienne’s expression, the maid slowly explained, “Miss, we were notified by Master Maddox too late, so we didn’t have time to prepare. Usually, it’s just us here tending to the house—we weren’t expecting to accommodate any guests.”

Luckily, the staff had the foresight to prepare a clean set of sheets and blankets, preventing the pink surprise from continuing.

But even the staff had not anticipated that Vivienne and Percival would sleep separately.

Thus, there was only one room available.

The maid apologetically smiled. “It wouldn’t be proper to have Mr. Ellington stay in the servants’ quarters.”

Indeed, it would not be suitable for Percival to stay in a servant’s room—not to mention displacing one of the staff.

I’ll bunk with

Vivienne into the room and

maids, now alone, shared knowing

mature adults here; there was an unspoken

against the wall and kissed her

if he wished to meld

other wrapped tightly

her tenderness

hear the fervent beating of Percival’s heart and felt the unique intensity of his emotions, responding to them with equal

embrace full of longing, yet never

asleep entwined,

…

morning, Vivienne stirred, only to find the

up and heard running water from the

Percival was showering.

heart raced like a startled doe at the

Wolf was

Hmm.

She wanted to peek.

pulling the blanket over her head and giggling like a

forgotten that she was, in fact,

sound of water ceased, and Vivienne composed herself, sitting on the bed as Percival emerged

“Good morning, Mr. Wolf.”

was dressed casually, clearly ready for an

of disappointment. She had hoped to see him

hair. “What’s on

in close, her bright eyes glinting. “I was wondering what

an instant, a blush crept

the bathroom door, peeked out with a playful smile. “I’m going to freshen up

clicked shut again, Percival

bathroom door, “Vivienne, while I

a toothbrush cup hitting the floor

he contentedly

game of wits was all part of the

up, Vivienne joined Percival at the breakfast table, where the maid had just prepared a

soft in the middle, just how you like it. Here it is, nice

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