The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

Chapter 664

Outside, Vivienne wasn’t eavesdropping on the conversation; she just happened upon it quite by chance.

Who would have thought that Maddox, the proverbial prodigal son, would be so out of his depth in front of Willa?

Their chat was all kinds of odd.

Peering through the glass, Vivienne observed Willa.

Willa seemed oblivious to matters of the heart as if she had no clue what feelings really were.

Toward Jasper, it wasn’t kinship but a gratitude that had to be repaid.

Toward Maddox, there was a vague sense of romance, yet she could not fully comprehend it.

She wasn’t obsessed with being the Perez heiress like Diana, nor did she harbor an unswerving affection for someone like Vivienne did for Percival.

Even the most obtuse wouldn’t be this clueless, right?

“What are you thinking about?”

Behind her, Percival suddenly appeared, carrying a box of strawberry cheesecake.

Vivienne turned and leaned half against him, gesturing lazily toward the hospital room. “They’re playing lovey-dovey in front of my mom.”

Percival wrapped one arm around Vivienne’s waist and sat down, planting her securely on his lap.

“No, they haven’t fallen for each other yet. There’s no lovey.”

Vivienne chuckled. “If Uncle Maddox heard you say that, he would hold a grudge.”

“It’s alright, we’re family.” Percival rested his chin on Vivienne’s shoulder, threading his hands around her waist to untie the box of strawberry cheesecake.

His hands, pale and slender, stood out starkly against the cheesecake, dazzling.

slightly, reflecting his

denying it. Vivienne always had a knack for detecting

of the cheesecake and offered it to her lips. “It’s alright; today, I moved Flynn, and he

took his wrist and guided the cake to

Percival’s

I’m sharing my

aback for a

her strawberry cheesecake, how

“Yeah, I’m already happy.”

and gently pecked Vivienne’s lips,

convey deep love without the need

then, Maddox stepped out and caught this tender moment. He sighed heavily

someone meant, while this twenty-something-year-old girl was already in

on the cheesecake he fed her, and asked, “Uncle Maddox, was Aunt Willa always like this, even as a

to attention. “Like

affection, whether it’s familial, romantic,

hadn’t spent much time

own approach to people. It seemed she didn’t

a moment, then said, “You know, now that you mention it, Willa was much

embrace without realizing

her sit properly. “You, stop pawing at my niece in front of me, or

Pure jealousy!

Next time, I’ll tell Grandpa that you won’t let me

of context;

pulled Maddox back to the topic. “Uncle Maddox,

you know why Diana is so afraid

of Aunt Willa?” Vivienne hadn’t noticed

she had never seen Diana and Willa together nor heard

dare cross was Willa. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have

“What happened?” Vivienne asked.

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