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.

she was about to pull

half-sleeping “Vivienne, don’t go

lay down

her hand

suddenly spiked a

fever reducers

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

approached, Matthew

on the Star

part with them?” Vivienne

but…” Matthew

mind.” Vivienne

Poison Flower

“Brody is a nutcase. Ever since you beat him once, he’s been looking for a rematch. If you win, the flower is yours. But

be his guinea pig?”

he wants to turn you

once stormed a high-security prison, 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 so

since, but he was elusive. Now, he

Prepare to

the Star Grass, it’s with

was a high-ranking figure in GTO. His exact status within the

unknown.

was a man who left no traces, a hallmark of

Vivienne asked

but said that he’s keeping this favor for later.” Matthew

replied after a

skills, they

to this, she would

dwell on this. “As for Brody, set up a time

lunatic and a sadist. Matthew cautioned her. “Be

about

just worried that you’ll let your feelings

beside her. He was asleep, but his brows were furrowed in discomfort

feelings get in

it carefully, ensuring that it hadn’t been tampered with, before notifying

The address Matthew sent made

had been hiding out in Havenwood, tucked away in the

coincidence,

showdown was

his strength, hooked

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

spine. Thank God for Vivienne. The

with Brody approached, Vivienne handed over the care of Percival to Leopold and

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