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

half-sleeping “Vivienne, don’t go

lay down beside him,

her hand

a high fever, and

fever reducers

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

dawn approached,

on the Star Grass and the Seven

willing to part with them?” Vivienne

are, but…” Matthew

mind.” Vivienne urged him

Poison Flower is

out a long sigh. “Brody is a nutcase. Ever since you beat him once, he’s been looking for a rematch. If you win, the flower

to be

he wants to turn you into

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

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

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

“As for the Star Grass, it’s with the

high-ranking figure in GTO.

unknown.

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

terms?” Vivienne

keeping this favor for later.” Matthew

replied after a

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

agreeing to this, she would owe

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

a sadist. Matthew cautioned her. “Be

worry about

your feelings cloud your judgment.”

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

feelings get

it carefully, ensuring

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

been hiding out in Havenwood, tucked away in the N&S Psychiatric

the coincidence, wasn’t

showdown was set

strength, hooked him up to an IV drip and changed

poison still left a tinge of blue-purple on

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

Vivienne handed over the care of Percival to Leopold

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