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.

as she was about to pull away, Percival grabbed

half-sleeping “Vivienne, don’t go

and lay down beside him, fully clothed,

her hand

spiked a high

fever reducers

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

approached, Matthew

leads on the Star Grass

to part with them?” Vivienne asked

but…” Matthew

mind.” Vivienne urged

Flower is

beat him once, he’s been looking for a rematch. If you win, the flower is

me to be his guinea

to turn you into a

as test subjects. By the time the Nine Mystics Society

ever since, but he was elusive. Now, he was practically delivering

to nab him, right? Prepare to capture him once the match is over.

for the Star Grass,

GTO. His

unknown.

a man who left no traces, a hallmark of GTO’s upper

Vivienne

didn’t specify but said that he’s keeping this favor for later.” Matthew knew how much Vivienne despised GTO because of her

replied after

sighed Technically, with Vivienne’s medical skills, they

agreeing to this, she

dwell on this. “As for Brody, set up

and a sadist. Matthew cautioned

about Brody Vivienne retorted

that you’ll let your feelings cloud your judgment.”

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

feelings get in the

Vivienne inspected it carefully, ensuring that it hadn’t been

also set. The

been hiding out in Havenwood, tucked away in the N&S

the coincidence,

showdown was set for

about his strength, hooked him up to an IV drip and changed the

lingering effects of the poison still left a tinge of blue-purple

felt a chill run down his spine. Thank God for Vivienne. The doctor he brought yesterday

the time for her appointment with Brody approached, Vivienne handed over the

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