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.

you say so earlier?! Vivienne quickly gave him a

the car.

his main concem had been Vivienne’s safety, especially since

I gave you?” Vivienne asked,

them

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

and just sped back to Bay

wound, they couldn’t go to the hospital. It would raise too many

stealthily parked the now unrecognizable car in the underground parking lot, Vivienne used a car cover to hide the bullet holes. Then she helped Percival into the elevator,

reveal his muscular upper body. She inspected his wound on

Wolf venom!

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an antidote for Percival to

arm would have

taking the antidote, Percival’s complexion improved

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

“Okay.” Percival nodded.

through the muscle of Percival’s left arm. Dark purple blood gushed out. She quickly inserted a few

fine beads of sweat on

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

blood had been drained, Percival’s

normal color.

the bullet didn’t hit any arteries or We bone. But the venom is problematic. The medicine I have can’t completely detoxify you. need two more herbs. Star Grass and Seven-Poison Flower.