The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

Chapter 144

Chapter 144

His voice held a rare tinge of vulnerability. After a moment of hesitation, Vivienne moved to his side, allowing him to wrap his right arm around her. She rested her head on his shoulder, and in no time at all, Percival drifted into sleep.

Vivienne gently removed his arm and dialed Matthew’s number.

“I couldn’t find the two ingredients you asked for on the black market.” Matthew informed her over the phone.

“Keep looking.” Vivienne commanded him. After pausing briefly, she said, “Put the word out that anyone who has these ingredients and is willing to part with them will be owed a favor by me.”

Her favors were rare and precious. They were sometimes powerful enough to cheat death.

She believed that once this message was out, the items she sought would find their way to

her.

“It seems you do care a lot about your fiancé.” Matthew commented after an unexpected

pause.

Vivienne didn’t confirm or deny it. She simply hung up.

She glanced at Percival, who lay on the couch with his eyes closed.

Did she care?

Perhaps.

After all, he had always been good to her.

“Percival.” She murmured while gently patting his face.

There was no response. He was running a low fever from the poison, and she could feel the heat radiating from him.

“Mr. Wolf.” Vivienne called softly.

Percival opened his eyes slightly to look at her. She helped him up. “Let’s get you to bed.”

He nodded. His lips pressed together as she supported him up the stairs to the bedroom. His nearly six-foot-three frame weighed heavily on Vivienne.

Finally, she managed to get him into the room and settled him onto the bed, where he promptly fell back into slumber.

After a moment of hesitation, she fetched a basin of warm water from the bathroom. She used a wet towel to carefully wipe away the sweat on his face and body, then placed a damp cloth on his forehead to bring down his temperature.

pull away, Percival grabbed her hand, mumbling

half-sleeping “Vivienne, don’t go

She then sighed and lay down beside him,

her hand

spiked a high fever, and Vivienne

fever reducers

for most of the night, refusing to let go of her even in sleep. Vivienne was forced to stay

approached,

leads on the Star Grass

the owner willing to part with them?” Vivienne asked

but…”

mind.” Vivienne urged

Poison Flower

let out a long sigh. “Brody is a nutcase. Ever since you beat him once, he’s been looking for a rematch. If you win, the

be his guinea pig?” Vivienne

he wants to turn you into

using almost a hundred inmates as test subjects. By the time the Nine Mystics Society arrived, the scene looked like it was straight out of the horror game ‘Resident Evil.’ Many were

to capture him ever since, but he was elusive. Now,

right? Prepare to

replying, “As for the

high-ranking figure in GTO. His exact status within

unknown.

appearance, age, and abilities were all mysteries. He was a man who left no traces, a

terms?” Vivienne

specify but said that he’s keeping this favor for later.” Matthew knew how much

replied after a

sighed Technically, with Vivienne’s medical skills, they could wait for the ingredients.

she would

want to dwell on this. “As for Brody,

a lunatic and a sadist.

worry about Brody Vivienne

worried that you’ll let your feelings cloud your

He was asleep, but his brows were furrowed in discomfort while his right hand still

she let her feelings get in

the Star Grass was delivered. Vivienne inspected it carefully, ensuring that it hadn’t been tampered with,

was also set. The address

Brody, had been hiding out in Havenwood, tucked away in the

the coincidence, wasn’t

was set for

all day. Vivienne, concerned about his strength, hooked him up to an IV drip and changed the dressing on

poison still left

chill run down his spine. Thank God for Vivienne. The doctor he

time for her appointment with Brody approached, Vivienne handed over the care of Percival to Leopold

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