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.

was about to pull away,

half-sleeping “Vivienne, don’t go

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

her hand

Percival suddenly spiked a

fever reducers

refusing to let go of her even in sleep. Vivienne was forced to stay

approached, Matthew

on the Star

the owner willing to part with them?” Vivienne

are, but…”

your mind.” Vivienne urged

Poison Flower

he’s been looking for a rematch. If

wants me to be his

to turn

Nine Mystics Society arrived, the scene looked like it was straight out of the horror game ‘Resident Evil.’

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

on.” Vivienne laughed coldly. “The higher-ups have been wanting to nab him, right? Prepare to

for the Star Grass, it’s with the

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

unknown.

mysteries. He was a man who left no

Vivienne

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

replied after a moment of

medical skills, they could wait for the

agreeing to this, she would owe the

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

sadist. Matthew cautioned

about

you’ll let your

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

her feelings

inspected it carefully, ensuring that it hadn’t

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

freak, Brody, had been hiding out in Havenwood,

coincidence, wasn’t

showdown was set

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

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

God for Vivienne. The doctor he

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

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