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."

laugh, accepting the spoonful of cake with a

the rest of the cake

"Didn't have breakfast this

did, but might as well not

besides strawberry cheesecake, he'd have to start bringing an extra breakfast for her, given Arthur's "thoughtful meals"

stopped behind a construction site near a river at

Percival got out and walked

found it first,

overnight, had turned pale, especially noticeable at

the wound on the heart closely. The method was identical to previous cases, but it was

arrival, she had already reviewed the victim's

nearby factory, attacked on her way back to

a street

have been

young women done to deserve such

of their lives, and the agony of having their hearts removed

arrived late, turning pale at the sight of the bloated

him a stern look to

have the body taken away for proper

approached her, noticing her somber expression, and gently asked,

turned towards him, speaking as if to both Percival

victims can't possibly be used in medicine, nor for

their 'work'

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

answered, "Draven, what have

a lab, but everything inside has been cleared out, not a

darkened, "Keep searching. They couldn't have

by snipers wasn't going to be abandoned without leaving

realized Vivienne had disappeared from his

pale, pointed ahead before finding a spot to

corpses; his

Percival found her, Vivienne was crouched at the crime scene, her expression as