The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

Chapter 929

Chapter 929

Vivienne nodded in agreement.

It seemed that Leopold had handled things quite effectively.

"Is Cordelia's cooking really that amazing?" Percival couldn't help but feel a pang of jealousy.

Vivienne deliberately nodded, her gaze fixed on him, but her eyes betrayed a hint of distress, "Well, Mr. Wolf, your cooking is divine too. It's just that you're too busy to whip up something for me these days. I have no choice but to rely on Cordelia, or else I might starve."

"Who said I don't have the time?"

Percival magically produced a strawberry cheesecake from the car, "Made it this morning. Should we indulge now or wait?"

"Right now!"

Vivienne's eyes lit up at the sight of the strawberry cheesecake, and she eagerly took a bite.

The creamy texture mixed with the fresh scent of strawberries melted in her mouth, instantly dissolving any trace of her previous annoyance, though she still maintained a pretense of anger.

Percival, understanding her all too well, leaned in and coaxed in a low voice, "It's not that I don't want you at my place, I'm just worried your dad might actually charge into the Ellington estate with a shotgun if I whisk you away one more time."

Vivienne raised an eyebrow, continuing to enjoy her cake, "Didn't you say with me by your side, you fear nothing?"

Percival chuckled bitterly, "It's not about fear, I just don't want to add unnecessary obstacles to us getting married. I've already discussed our wedding with Grandpa. As long as your parents agree, we can proceed however we wish."

Vivienne paused for a moment, "Really?"

Percival wrapped his arms around her tightly, his voice warm yet restrained, "Vivienne, I'm more eager about this than you are."

Vivienne's cheeks flushed.

She shyly turned her head, offering the spoon to Percival, "For being so honest, you get a bite. But just one, not a bit more."

Percival couldn't help but laugh, accepting the spoonful of cake with a whole strawberry

the rest of the cake was

"Didn't have breakfast this

but might as well

cheesecake, he'd have to start bringing an extra

a river at the southern

walked towards the location of the

Percival's people who found

had

the wound on the heart closely. The method was identical to previous cases, but it was clear the perpetrator was in a hurry this time, taking two hearts without

arrival, she had already

was a night shift worker from a nearby factory, attacked on her way back

just a street away from the

have been desperate for

women done to

their lives, and the agony of having their

arrived late, turning pale at the sight of the bloated corpse, almost vomiting

stern look to

have the body taken away for

noticing her somber expression, and

speaking as if to both

medicine, nor for viral research. If it's just someone's sick fascination, how

their 'work'

sharpened, "Did you think of something, Vivienne?" Before

glanced at it and answered, "Draven, what have you

inside has been cleared out, not

"Keep searching. They couldn't have

wasn't going

realized Vivienne had

pointed ahead before finding a spot to

afraid of corpses; his stomach

Vivienne was crouched at the crime scene, her expression as grave as