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.

was about to pull away, Percival grabbed her

half-sleeping “Vivienne, don’t go

She then sighed and lay down beside him, fully clothed,

her hand

suddenly spiked a high

fever reducers

let go of her even in sleep. Vivienne was forced to stay awake and keep

dawn approached,

Star Grass and

owner willing to part with

are, but…” Matthew

Vivienne urged

Poison Flower is with

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

me to be his guinea pig?”

turn you

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

he

higher-ups have been wanting to nab him, right? Prepare to capture him once the match is over. That way, I wouldn’t have to break my

replying, “As for the

figure in GTO. His

unknown.

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

terms?” Vivienne

this favor for later.” Matthew knew

replied after

skills, they could

to this, she would owe

to want to dwell on this. “As for Brody,

a lunatic and a sadist.

should worry about Brody Vivienne retorted

let your feelings cloud your

Percival beside her. He was asleep, but his brows were furrowed in discomfort while his right hand still

she let her feelings get in the

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

set. The address Matthew sent

freak, Brody, had been hiding out in Havenwood,

the coincidence,

showdown was set for

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

of the poison still left a tinge of blue-purple on his

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

her appointment with Brody approached, Vivienne handed

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