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.

about to pull away, Percival grabbed her hand,

half-sleeping “Vivienne, don’t go

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

her hand

a

fever reducers

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

approached, Matthew

the Star Grass and

willing to part with them?”

are, but…” Matthew

Vivienne urged him

Poison Flower is with

nutcase. Ever since you beat him once, he’s been looking for

to be his guinea pig?” Vivienne

turn you

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

since, but he was

Prepare to capture him once the match is over. That way, I wouldn’t

for the

in GTO. His exact status within the organization

unknown.

appearance, age, and abilities were all mysteries. He was a man who left no traces, a hallmark of

terms?” Vivienne asked

keeping this favor for later.” Matthew knew

after

sighed Technically, with Vivienne’s medical skills, they could wait for the

to this, she would

“As for Brody, set up a

sadist. Matthew cautioned

should worry about Brody Vivienne retorted

that you’ll let your feelings cloud your judgment.”

asleep, but his brows were

let her feelings get in

the Star Grass was delivered. Vivienne inspected it carefully, ensuring that

set. The address Matthew sent

out in

the coincidence,

their showdown was set

been out cold all day. Vivienne, concerned about his strength, hooked him up to an IV drip and changed the

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

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

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

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