The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

Chapter 143

By the time the semis managed to move out of the way, Vivienne and Percival were already out of sight.

On the way back to Bay Estates, Leopold called. ‘Percival, what’s the situation?”

“We lost them.” Percival responded, his face pale from blood loss. “Did you catch anyone?”

“We were too late. Leopold replied bitterly, “They had already left by the time we got there. But they left one of the semis behind. We might get something from it.”

“Alright, they fired shots.” Percival said quietly, “We should have the car towed and check where the bullets came from.”

“They shot at you?” Leopold immediately became anxious. “Are you both okay?”

“I took a bullet to the left arm. Percival replied before hanging up and leaning back against the seat.

“What’s wrong?” Vivienne asked, noticing his face was growing paler. It was even slightly blue. Given the amount of blood he had lost, this didn’t make sense.

Upon closer inspection, she noticed that the blood seeping from Percival’s wound was a dark purple color. This had been masked by his black shirt earlier

“The bullet was likely poisoned.’ Percival murmured with his eyes still closed.

quickly gave him a life-saving

the car.

to be distracted.” Percival sighed, his main concem had been Vivienne’s safety, especially since their

life-saving pills I gave you?” Vivienne

them more.

team members often faced life-threatening risks on their missions. Considering his own survival skills, he had given all the life-saving pills Vivienne had given him to Leopold to distribute

say anything and just sped back to Bay

wound, they couldn’t go to the hospital. It

lot, Vivienne used a car cover to hide the bullet holes. Then

upper body. She inspected his

Wolf venom!

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antidote for Percival to

they had waited any longer, his whole arm would have decayed and

the antidote, Percival’s complexion improved

her medical kit, preparing to remove the bullet. She checked the medical supplies she had brought. “I don’t have any anesthetics. This

“Okay.” Percival nodded.

wound and then used a small surgical knife to cut through the muscle of Percival’s left arm. Dark purple blood gushed out. She quickly inserted

of sweat

then used a pair of tweezers to remove the bullet and place it on a piece of

blood had been drained, Percival’s left arm gradually returned

normal color.

and said, “Fortunately, the bullet didn’t hit any arteries or We bone. But the venom is problematic. The medicine I have can’t completely detoxify you.