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.

reflecting his refined profile. “Mr.

Vivienne always had

lips.

bite he offered. Instead, she took his wrist and

arms around Percival’s neck, enveloping him

Wolf, cheer up. I’m sharing my strawberry cheesecake with

taken aback for a moment

willing to share her strawberry

“Yeah, I’m already happy.”

his head back and gently pecked Vivienne’s lips, a

love

caught this tender moment. He sighed heavily and sat down beside

while this twenty-something-year-old girl was already in the throes of cuddles and endearments. What a

cheesecake he fed her, and asked, “Uncle

to

quite understanding affection, whether it’s familial,

spent much time with Willa, she

people. It seemed she didn’t know how to relate

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

was stunned, nearly retreating entirely into Percival’s embrace without realizing it. “What? How

pulled Vivienne from Percival’s embrace and made her sit properly. “You, stop pawing at my niece in

Pure jealousy!

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

things out of

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

know why Diana is

Willa?”

and Willa

cross was Willa. Otherwise, she

“What happened?” Vivienne asked.

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