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."

accepting the spoonful of cake with a whole

of the cake

"Didn't have breakfast

did, but might as well

cheesecake, he'd have to start bringing an

a river at the southern

out and walked towards the location of the

it was Percival's people who found it first,

been soaked overnight, had turned

cases, but it was clear the perpetrator was in a hurry this time,

already

from a nearby factory, attacked on her way back to her

just a street away from

guess was right, the perpetrator must have been desperate for these

what had these young women done to deserve

in the prime of their lives, and the agony of

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

gave him a stern

to have the body

her somber expression, and gently

as if to both

Wolf, the hearts removed from living victims can't possibly be used in medicine, nor for viral research. If it's just someone's

in their

gaze sharpened, "Did you think of something, Vivienne?" Before she could answer, her

at it and answered, "Draven, what have you

but everything inside has

expression darkened, "Keep searching.

guarded by snipers wasn't going to be abandoned without

instructions, Percival realized Vivienne had disappeared

pointed ahead before

of corpses; his stomach just couldn't handle the

was crouched at the crime scene, her expression