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

half-sleeping “Vivienne, don’t go

She then sighed and lay down beside him, fully

her hand

suddenly spiked a high fever, and Vivienne had to

fever reducers

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

dawn approached,

leads on the Star Grass and the Seven Poison

part with them?” Vivienne asked

but…” Matthew

Vivienne urged him

Flower

once, he’s been looking for a

me to be his

wants to turn

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 horrified that they

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

been wanting to nab him, right? Prepare to

the Star Grass, it’s with

GTO. His

unknown.

age, and abilities were all mysteries. He was a

Vivienne

keeping this favor for later.” Matthew knew how much

Vivienne replied after a

medical skills,

agreeing to this, she

didn’t seem to want to dwell on this. “As for Brody, set up a time with him. The sooner,

a sadist. Matthew

should worry about Brody Vivienne

your feelings cloud your judgment.”

his brows were furrowed

she let her feelings get in

Grass was delivered. Vivienne inspected it carefully, ensuring

set. The

had been hiding out in Havenwood, tucked away in the

coincidence, wasn’t

was set

hooked him up to an IV drip and changed the

left a tinge of blue-purple

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

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

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