The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

Chapter 730

Percival’s lips curled into a smile, his eyes twinkling like stars in the night sky.

The divine beauty of Vivienne’s face, akin to a masterpiece carved by the gods themselves, made even someone like her—who prided herself on being no stranger to handsome men and beautiful women—pause in sheer admiration.

She belonged to him, and the fierce surge of possessiveness that rose from the depths of her heart quickly spread to her eyes.

Unabashed by her desire, Vivienne discarded her drenched dress. Her pale arms wrapped around Percival’s neck. “What’s so funny?” she asked, her voice sultry.

Percival’s gaze flickered. “I’ve already shared my thoughts,” he said. “Now’s not the time, so we have to… postpone ‘it’ a bit longer.”

Vivienne rolled her eyes internally. Who was really being put out here?

“You’re not worried about Kaitlyn?” Percival asked just before their lips met, voicing the final question of the night.

Before Vivienne could respond, the sound of labored breaths filled the steamy bathroom, spreading throughout.

As her mind hazed over, she thought she heard her phone ring. But then she was pulled into a sea of desire by Percival, all thoughts forgotten.

…

At the Hawthorn residence, the clock struck midnight.

Dorian sat up in bed, sleep nowhere in sight. His gaze then shifted to the emails on his laptop, feeling as if a boulder weighed heavy on his chest, making it hard to breathe.

[By tomorrow, I want to see that Hawthorn Group has terminated the endorsement deal with Kala.]

He had been on edge for days, and those few words made his heart tremble once again.

He opened and closed Vivienne’s contact on his phone, looking years older all of a sudden.

The once gentle and resilient eyes were now filled with weariness.

a long sigh echoed through the empty

he supposed

The next day.

laid out for them, which suddenly

visit the

Leopold complained as he followed Vivienne into the house. He’d been

Before he knew it, he was waiting in his car beneath the

unrepentant. “Got

a tambourine. “Besides, I’ve got nothing else going on except for hanging out

stopped in his tracks and glanced back at him. “What? You’re on

a mission to root out corruption in the Vanguard Agency. Right now, anyone not assigned to

tried calling you yesterday. Said he couldn’t reach you. He asked

acknowledgment. “I’ve already arranged for him to be taken back to the

family?” Leopold didn’t understand. Wasn’t that the same as letting the tiger return to the

inclined to explain,

both upstairs and downstairs, but received no response,

tried calling that morning with no answer and wouldn’t have come over if it weren’t

soon, she was ready to call on the

on the second floor and

she paused, “Dorian, why didn’t

and tie, ready to walk out the door

to just now hear Vivienne’s

noticed the fine sweat

didn’t pick up, so I came to check on you. Are you

so I turned it on to

he was

room behind Vivienne and merely glanced around before turning to

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