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 away,

half-sleeping “Vivienne, don’t go

lay down

her hand

the night, Percival suddenly spiked a high fever, and

fever reducers

most of the night, refusing to let go of her even in

dawn approached, Matthew

the Star

part with them?”

but…” Matthew began

Vivienne

Poison Flower is with

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

to be his guinea pig?”

turn

a hundred inmates as test subjects. By the time the Nine Mystics Society arrived, the scene looked like it was straight out of

been trying to capture him ever since, but he was elusive. Now, he was practically delivering himself to

laughed coldly. “The higher-ups have been wanting to nab him, right? Prepare to capture

paused before replying, “As for the Star Grass, it’s

Owl was a high-ranking figure in GTO. His

unknown.

appearance, age, and abilities were all mysteries. He was a man who left

terms?” Vivienne asked

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

agree Vivienne replied after

skills, they could wait for the ingredients.

to this, she

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

a lunatic and a sadist. Matthew cautioned her. “Be

worry about Brody Vivienne

you’ll let your feelings

Percival beside her. He was asleep, but his brows were

she let her feelings get

Star Grass was delivered. Vivienne inspected it carefully,

Brody was also set. The address Matthew sent made her pause. N&S

out in Havenwood, tucked away in

coincidence, wasn’t

showdown was set for

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

the poison still left a tinge of

spine. Thank God for Vivienne. The doctor he brought yesterday wouldn’t have been able

approached, Vivienne handed over the care of

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