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

the car.

his main concem had been Vivienne’s

to the life-saving pills I gave you?” Vivienne asked,

gave them to people who needed them more. Percival replied with

Considering his own survival skills, he had given all the life-saving pills Vivienne had

just sped back to Bay

wound, they couldn’t

they had 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, and

reveal his muscular upper body. She inspected his wound on the couch and

Wolf venom!

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retrieved an antidote for Percival to

any longer, his whole arm

the antidote, Percival’s

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.

disinfected the 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 a few silver needles to stop the

not making a sound. But the fine beads of

look, then used a pair of tweezers to remove

the venomous blood had been drained,

normal color.

The medicine I have can’t completely detoxify you. need two more herbs. Star Grass and Seven-Poison Flower. But don’t worry; as long as I’m here, you’ll be