The Million-Dollar Heart (Percival and Vivienne) novel Chapter 852

Everyone was absolutely floored by Vivienne's audacious move.

But Arthur? He was thrilled!

His daughter had given an order, and he was determined to see it through.

"Listen up, everyone!" he announced. "Ladies to carry a weight of 10 pounds, gents 20 pounds, and we're going to do an extreme cross-country run along the Rivenwood suburb roads, back and forth to the Perez household for a total of 12 miles!"

The Perez family just stared, dumbfounded.

What in the world were this father-daughter duo thinking?

20 pounds and a cross-country run?

And with added weight?

On one hand?

Did they think they were immortal beings or something?

This was going to kill them if it didn’t leave them half-dead!

Seeing the Perez family unmoved, Arthur couldn't issue commands like he might in his squad, so he approached Jasper with a low voice, "Dad! Vivienne seems serious. Let's just go along with it, otherwise, who knows what she'll concoct next if we don't?"

Jasper glanced at Vivienne, unsure of what had gotten into her, but preferring the cross-country challenge to any unpredictable antics, he declared, "Let's do as Vivienne wishes!"

There was no arguing once the head of the Perez family had spoken. Everyone scrambled to fill their backpacks with items weighing exactly 10 or 20 pounds, then lined up and started running!

Vivienne, meanwhile, found a long bamboo stick and hopped into a car, sternly instructing the driver, "Follow them closely!"

Maddox, jogging beside Percival, looked back at Vivienne and whispered, "What did you do to Vivienne?"

Percival responded with a heavy silence, "…Nothing!"

"Why is she acting this way then?" Maddox was baffled. A perfectly fine day, and suddenly they're subjected to an extreme run?

It felt like a death sentence!

He hadn’t even had the chance to marry Willa Perez yet!

After a moment, Percival reluctantly dialed Jerry's number, but with no response, he then called Leopold Sterling.

The call was quickly answered, "What’s up with Vivienne?"

"It's me," Percival spoke in a low tone.

Leopold paused, then recognizing the number, "Percival? Why are you calling me with Vivienne’s phone?"

"Vivienne has us doing an extreme run out of the blue. Do you know why?"

Leopold was at a loss, "I've got no idea!"

"Try Jerry. He called earlier, hung up abruptly when I mentioned Vivienne drinking. Maybe he knows something," Percival suggested.

Leopold, now alarmed, exclaimed, "Wait, Vivienne drank?!"

"Yeah," Percival confirmed, "Around ten bottles!"

Meanwhile, Arthur had everyone pile into the car, taking a winding tour around town for over an hour before heading back home.

He had already gotten wind that Vivienne was tipsy. Making him run a half marathon was one thing, but the folks from the Perez clan weren’t cut out for such antics.

Given that Vivienne had been drinking, he figured she’d be sound asleep by the time they returned.

But to their surprise, as soon as they stepped through the front gate, there was Vivienne, standing in the yard with a grin, "Back already?"

Arthur and Jasper exchanged looks before he quietly asked the old man, “Is Vivienne sober now?”

“Not sure!” Jasper glared at him, “And keep your distance. I haven’t accepted you as my son-in-law yet!”

As they were speaking, Vivienne came over with a glass of water and handed it to Arthur, “Here, drink this!”

Seeing the water Vivienne handed him, Arthur’s smile stretched ear to ear. Without a second thought, he gulped it down.

His daughter was offering him water!

She was accepting him!

But the next second, his face twisted in shock, staring at Vivienne, “What did you add to this?”

Vivienne, still smiling, said, “A laxative-laced lemonade!”

Arthur was dumbstruck.

And then, he bolted for the bathroom!