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,

half-sleeping “Vivienne, don’t go

and lay down beside him,

her hand

Percival suddenly spiked a high fever, and Vivienne had to

fever reducers

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

dawn approached, Matthew

Star

willing to part with

but…” Matthew began

Vivienne

Flower

Ever since you beat him once, he’s been looking for a rematch. If you

wants me to be his guinea

to turn you

once stormed a high-security prison, 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 ‘Resident Evil.’ Many were so horrified that

him ever since, but he was elusive. Now, he was practically

laughed coldly. “The higher-ups have been wanting to nab him, right? Prepare to capture him once

replying, “As for the Star Grass, it’s with the

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

unknown.

all mysteries. He was a man who left no

Vivienne asked

for later.”

Vivienne replied after a moment of

sighed Technically, with Vivienne’s medical skills,

agreeing to this, she would owe the

seem to want to dwell on this. “As for Brody, set up a time with him. The sooner, the

a lunatic and a sadist. Matthew cautioned

should worry about Brody

let your feelings cloud your

were furrowed in

feelings get in the

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

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

out in Havenwood, tucked

the coincidence,

their showdown was set for

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

poison still left a

his spine. Thank God for Vivienne. The doctor

handed over the care of Percival to Leopold and prepared to

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