The Million-Dollar Heart (Percival and Vivienne) novel Chapter 1023

Seeing his apprentice lunge forward without a second thought, Finnian's face darkened instantly, and he rebuked sharply, "Dawson, let go!"

"But Master, Vivienne, she—"

"I said let go!"

Vivienne glanced around, her gaze finally resting on Leopold, who had even joined the fray at his own engagement party, causing her temples to throb with tension.

She simply said to Dawson, "Dawson, this is Leopold's engagement party!"

Her tone was mild but unmistakably final.

Dawson hesitated, then released Percival.

The expressions of those around them shifted in response.

Finnian looked at his disciples, who had been ready to brawl moments ago, and scolded, "Is this how I taught you manners? Vivienne has her reasons for acting this way. This isn't your place to intervene."

The group fell silent, not out of disagreement with their master but because Vivienne was upset.

To outsiders, her mood might not be apparent, but to them, it was as clear as day.

Finnian was about to add more when he heard Vivienne suddenly gag beside him.

Then, she bent over and started to vomit.

"Vivienne!"

Percival rushed to her side, holding one hand while gently patting her back with the other.

The sudden turn of events left everyone else frozen in shock.

"Vivienne, are you okay?"

Eric, the fourth in line, blurted out, "Gary, Thomas, go get some water."

Donald, the sixth, corrected him, "Forget the water, grab a damp cloth and some antacids."

Gary, repeating the items listed by Eric and Donald, turned around, then paused, realizing something was off, "Wait, Vivienne's pregnant, we need a doctor."

Leopold agreed, nodding vigorously, "Yeah, yeah, you're right, Gary, we should call a doctor."

Finnian couldn't believe what he was hearing. Had he really assembled such a clueless group over the years?

In a panic, Leopold almost bumped into his master, "Master, excuse me, I need to fetch a doctor."

Finnian gave him a disdainful look, "I am a doctor, whom are you planning to call?"

Leopold, stunned, then excitedly said, "Right, how could I forget? Please, check on Vivienne."

Finnian smacked him on the head, "If I'm checking anyone, it should be you, for your brain."

Vivienne, overwhelmed by the noise, weakly requested from Mr. Wolf's embrace, "Make them step back."

Though her voice was soft, everyone heard her clearly.

Vivienne wanted them to leave.

Their expressions changed as they quickly pleaded, "Vivienne, we're sorry, punish us however you see fit, just don't send us away."

Percival, annoyed by the commotion, stated, "You're blocking Vivienne's access to fresh air."

The group fell silent.

Was pregnancy really that bizarre?

Even sharing the air wasn't allowed!

But no one dared to disobey, especially after seeing Vivienne's reaction. If she asked them to hold their breath, they would do so without question.

Vivienne soon felt better and managed to sit up straight.

The group stood a meter away, not daring to move.

Dawson looked up, meeting Vivienne's cool gaze, and instantly felt defeated, "Vivienne, I didn't mean to, the news just shocked us too much, we didn't know how to react."