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.

lifted slightly, reflecting his refined profile. “Mr. Wolf, something on

always had a knack

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

Instead, she took his wrist and guided the cake to

Percival’s neck, enveloping him in her

Wolf, cheer up. I’m sharing my

for a moment before bursting

willing to share her strawberry cheesecake,

“Yeah, I’m already happy.”

head back and gently pecked Vivienne’s lips, a fleeting touch that didn’t

kisses convey deep love without

tender moment.

teaching his beloved what liking someone meant, while this twenty-something-year-old girl was already in the throes

Percival’s lap, nibbling on the cheesecake he fed her, and asked, “Uncle Maddox,

to

not quite understanding affection,

time with Willa, she

people. It seemed she didn’t know

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

entirely into Percival’s embrace without realizing it. “What? How was

Percival’s embrace and made her sit properly. “You, stop pawing at my niece in front of

Pure jealousy!

Uncle Maddox. Next time, I’ll tell Grandpa that you won’t

out of context; that’s outright

Maddox back to the topic. “Uncle Maddox, you’re

“Do you know why Diana

Aunt Willa?”

had never seen Diana and Willa together nor

the one person Diana wouldn’t dare cross was Willa. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have schemed to send

“What happened?” Vivienne asked.

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