The Million-Dollar Heart (Percival and Vivienne) novel Chapter 288

Vivienne remembered that she was Timothy's daughter, a popular and talented actress.

Despite never having met in person, the video call they'd had where Kala seemed indifferent to the Peach Blossom bracelet, which Judith gifted to Vivienne, was enough to prove to Vivienne that Kala was not interested in fame or fortune. She was a straightforward and forthright person.

Vivienne raised an eyebrow at her. "What about you?"

"I don’t even want to think about it! I finally had some time to come home, but my parents won't let me leave the house. They insist that I stay and spend time with them." Kala shared, somewhat helplessly. "So, I sneak out while they're asleep. I want to have some fun! You mustn't tell my parents that I went out! They've been keeping a tight rein on me lately. I feel like they'd get a watchdog to keep an eye on me if they could. I haven't had a chance to relax in ages."

"Sure." Vivienne agreed with a light laugh.

Vivienne seemed like an agreeable person, which made Kala feel at ease with her.

"By the way." She promptly pulled Vivienne into her room and rummaged through her stuff to find a box. "I missed the family dinner last time and felt bad about not giving you a gift. I'd like you to have this."

"What is it?"

Vivienne was a little puzzled. She wanted to open it, but Kala stopped her.

"Don't worry; it's something good." Kala winked at her with a mischievous grin on her face. "Take your time and look at it in your room."

Vivienne didn't quite know what to make of Kala's mysterious behavior, but she trusted that Kala meant no harm. So, clutching the box, she returned to her own room.

Back in her room, she took a sip of water from the glass on her desk, and as she opened Kala's gift, her mind wandered back to her earlier visit to Scott's study.

When she saw what was in the box, she choked on her water and sprayed it all over her bed.

This…

Kala had actually gifted her a stack of male pin-up photos, thoughtfully including their contact information.

This size...

"Wow!" Vivienne clicked her tongue twice as she leisurely flipped through the photos.

She had to admit that these men had great bodies.

They had defined abs and muscular physiques.

If she were to touch them, they'd probably feel pretty good.

But if her dear Mr. Wolf found out about this, he'd probably burn the entire box of photos right away.

At the same time, Percival, who was looking after Richard in the hospital, sneezed and felt his ears ringing as they turned slightly red.

Who was talking about him?

He glanced at the old man sleeping peacefully on the bed and suddenly thought of Vivienne.

Just as Percival was about to call Vivienne, his phone rang. He glanced at the call, and his smile instantly faded.

These people were more impatient than he had imagined.

With his brows furrowed and his expression cold, Percival answered the phone.

"Did you figure it out?" His voice was monotonous and devoid of any warmth.

"Percival! We did figure it out. Fiona wasn’t the one who did this!"

Percival frowned. "It wasn’t her?"

"Yes!" The man on the other end of the line answered, "Fiona did send someone to kill you, but before she could take action, someone else beat her to it."

Percival's eyes narrowed slightly, and after a moment of silence, he asked, "Have you found out who it was?"

"Not yet. The culprit is hiding very well. Our people had just found a clue when it was instantly erased."

"Keep looking!" With his face still devoid of any expression, Percival commanded him in a stern voice.

It seemed that his return had really stirred up quite a few people.

Somebody beat Fiona to the punch.

"Yes, sir!" The man on the phone hesitated before adding, "Also, Fiona recently sought out the Frostfire Intelligence Agency. She placed an order for boar poison."