The Million-Dollar Heart (Percival and Vivienne) novel Chapter 1108

Vivienne recounted the day's events to Percival, and it was only then that he realized Carly wasn't actually out of her mind.

"She fooled me completely, I must admit," Percival said.

Vivienne took his hand, "You can't blame yourself. She's smitten with the mayor's son, and they both plan to overthrow the mayor, so it’s no wonder she could spot the oddities."

Comforted by Vivienne, Percival thought for a moment, then wrapped his arm around her waist and planted a passionate French kiss on her lips.

As dawn broke and their kiss ended, Percival made sure Vivienne was covered up before getting out of bed to dress.

Vivienne, propping her head with her hand, watched Percival dress with interest.

Perhaps it was her unabashed gaze, but Percival couldn't help but laugh, "If you keep looking at me like that, I might think you can’t bear to see me go."

"That's because I can't," Vivienne winked at him.

Percival felt a tightening in his chest. Vivienne might not have realized how alluring she was at that moment, presenting an irresistible charm to him.

He didn’t even bother to finish dressing and pulled her close, "Still have so much energy? Was just now not enough for you?"

With a seductive smile, Vivienne whispered in his ear, "Was that supposed to be enough?"

Percival admitted he was utterly disarmed by Vivienne, though now was not the time for flirtation.

After a long moment, when Percival looked at her again, there was a hint of red in his eyes. Gripping her waist more firmly, he promised, "Once we're out, I'll make sure you're fully satisfied."

It wasn't until Percival's figure had completely disappeared from Vivienne's view that the smile on her lips slightly faded.

The mayor sure was bold, she thought. When the time came, she would take matters into her own hands.

As the day began to brighten, Vivienne rested for a while before getting out of bed. She peered through the curtains, spotting several figures moving swiftly through the morning fog.

She narrowed her eyes and sent a message to Draven, advising him to keep a close eye on Luck Village’s movements in the coming days.

Twenty minutes later.

When Vivienne and Logan entered the living room, several gazes turned toward them. Logan couldn't shake off the feeling that the mayor’s looks were somewhat off.

Vivienne, seemingly oblivious, took her usual seat, ignoring the mayor's probing eyes.

After breakfast, Vivienne and Logan proceeded to treat the villagers as they had been doing.

Two days passed without any sign of Carly, not even in her own yard, which made Logan increasingly anxious.

"Ms. Vivienne, do you think she'll keep her promise? It's been two days, and we can’t find her anywhere. We don’t even know if she’s been exposed," Logan paced back and forth in the yard, worried.

Percival, lying on a bench, looked up at Vivienne, unaware that Carly had lost contact with them, "What’s going on?"

"We haven’t seen her for a few days," Vivienne continued her work without pausing, unsure about Carly’s situation herself.