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,

half-sleeping “Vivienne, don’t go

sighed and lay down beside him,

her hand

the night, Percival suddenly spiked a high

fever reducers

most of the night, refusing to let go of her

dawn approached,

leads on the Star Grass

owner willing to part with them?” Vivienne asked

but…” Matthew

Vivienne urged

Poison Flower is

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

to be his guinea pig?” Vivienne

to turn you

the Nine Mystics Society

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

“The higher-ups have been wanting to nab him, right? Prepare

the Star Grass, it’s with

in GTO. His exact status within the organization

unknown.

all mysteries. He was a man who left no traces, a hallmark of GTO’s upper

terms?” Vivienne

this favor for later.” Matthew knew

Vivienne replied after a

Technically, with Vivienne’s medical skills,

she would owe

this. “As for Brody, set up a time with him.

a lunatic and a sadist. Matthew

should worry about

you’ll let your feelings cloud your

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

she let her feelings get in the

inspected it carefully, ensuring

also set. The address Matthew sent made

that freak, Brody, had been hiding out in Havenwood, tucked away in the

coincidence,

their showdown was set

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

still left a tinge of

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

for her appointment with Brody approached, Vivienne handed over the care of Percival to Leopold and prepared

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