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, Percival grabbed her

half-sleeping “Vivienne, don’t go

and lay down beside him,

her hand

spiked a high fever, and Vivienne had to

fever reducers

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

dawn approached,

have leads on the Star

to part with them?”

are, but…” Matthew

Vivienne urged him

Poison Flower is with

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

me to be his

turn you into a

inmates as test subjects. By the time the Nine Mystics Society arrived, the scene looked

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

nab him, right? Prepare to capture him once the match is over. That way, I wouldn’t have to break

the

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

unknown.

mysteries. He was a man

terms?” Vivienne asked

keeping this favor for later.” Matthew knew how much Vivienne despised GTO because of her mother’s

replied after

with Vivienne’s medical skills, they could wait for

to this, she would owe

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

a sadist. Matthew cautioned

should worry about Brody Vivienne

let your feelings cloud your

asleep, but his brows were furrowed in

let her feelings get in

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

also set. The address

had been hiding out in

coincidence,

their showdown was

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

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

with Brody approached, Vivienne handed over

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