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."

expression, Percival couldn't help but laugh, accepting the spoonful of cake with a whole strawberry on it from her

rest of the cake was all

observant, asked, "Didn't have

twitched, "I did, but

have to start bringing an extra

behind a construction site near a river at the southern edge

walked towards the location

was Percival's people who found it first, preventing any

soaked overnight, had turned pale, especially

method was identical to previous cases, but it was clear the perpetrator was in a hurry this time, taking two hearts without

she had already reviewed the victim's

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

murder site was just a street away from the

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

what had these young women

and the agony of having

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

stern

removing her gloves, signaled to have the body taken away

somber expression, and gently asked, "What's

speaking as if to both Percival and

the hearts removed from living victims can't possibly be used in medicine, nor for viral research.

in their 'work'

think of something,

and answered,

has

searching.

going to be

Vivienne had

pointed ahead before finding a spot to

corpses; his stomach just couldn't handle

was crouched at the crime scene, her