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

half-sleeping “Vivienne, don’t go

sighed and lay down beside

her hand

a high fever, and Vivienne had

fever reducers

refusing to let go of her even in sleep.

dawn approached, Matthew

the Star Grass and the

to part with them?” Vivienne asked

but…” Matthew

Vivienne

Flower is

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

be his guinea pig?”

wants to turn you into

the time the Nine Mystics Society arrived,

trying to capture him ever since, but he was

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

the

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

unknown.

appearance, age, and abilities were all mysteries. He was a man

Vivienne asked

later.” Matthew knew how much

agree Vivienne replied after a

medical skills, they could wait for the

she would owe

didn’t seem to want to dwell on this. “As for Brody, set up a time with him. The sooner, the

sadist. Matthew cautioned her.

should worry about Brody Vivienne retorted

you’ll let your

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

let her feelings get in the

inspected it carefully, ensuring that it

was also set. The address Matthew sent made her pause. N&S Psychiatric

been hiding out in Havenwood, tucked away in

coincidence,

was set for

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

of the poison still left a tinge of

down his spine. Thank God for

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

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