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.

to pull away,

half-sleeping “Vivienne, don’t go

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

her hand

a high fever, and Vivienne

fever reducers

of her even in sleep. Vivienne was forced to stay awake and

approached, Matthew

the Star Grass

part with

are, but…” Matthew

Vivienne urged him

Poison Flower is

he’s been looking for a

wants me to be his guinea

turn you into

using almost a hundred inmates as test subjects. By the time the Nine Mystics Society arrived,

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

higher-ups have been wanting to nab him, right? Prepare to capture him once the match is over. That way, I wouldn’t have to break

paused before replying, “As for the Star Grass, it’s

a high-ranking figure in GTO.

unknown.

all mysteries. He was a man who left no traces,

terms?” Vivienne asked

didn’t specify but said that he’s keeping this favor for later.”

after a moment

Vivienne’s medical skills, they could

to this, she would owe the

to dwell on this. “As for Brody,

and a sadist. Matthew cautioned her.

worry about Brody Vivienne retorted

you’ll let your feelings cloud

were furrowed in discomfort while

feelings

was delivered. Vivienne inspected it carefully, ensuring that it hadn’t been tampered with, before notifying

meeting location with Brody was also set. The address

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

coincidence, wasn’t

was set

has been out cold all day. Vivienne, concerned about his strength, hooked him up to an

poison still left a tinge of

he felt a chill run down his spine. Thank God for Vivienne. The doctor he brought yesterday

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

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