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 grabbed her hand,

half-sleeping “Vivienne, don’t go

She then sighed and lay down beside him,

her hand

Percival suddenly spiked a high fever, and Vivienne

fever reducers

of her

dawn approached,

Star Grass and the Seven

willing to part

but…”

your mind.” Vivienne urged

Poison Flower

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

be his

turn you into a

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

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

Vivienne laughed coldly. “The higher-ups have been wanting to nab him, right? Prepare to capture him once the match is over. That way,

replying, “As for the Star Grass,

was a high-ranking figure in GTO. His exact status within the organization

unknown.

abilities were all mysteries. He was a man who left

Vivienne asked

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

replied after

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

this, she would owe the

didn’t seem to want to dwell on this. “As for

and a sadist. Matthew cautioned

should worry about Brody

just worried that you’ll let your feelings cloud

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

she let her feelings get in the

Star Grass was delivered. Vivienne inspected it carefully,

Brody was also set. The address Matthew sent made her pause.

hiding out in

coincidence, wasn’t

showdown was

hooked him up to an IV drip and changed the

left a tinge

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

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

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