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

froze. She then sighed and lay down beside him, fully clothed,

her hand

Percival suddenly spiked a high fever, and

fever reducers

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

dawn approached, Matthew

Star Grass and

willing to part with them?”

are, but…” Matthew began

mind.” Vivienne

Seven Poison Flower is

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

me to be

wants to turn

inmates as test subjects. By the time the Nine Mystics Society arrived, the

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

Vivienne laughed coldly. “The higher-ups have been wanting to nab him, right? Prepare to capture him once the match is over. That

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

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

unknown.

He was a man who

terms?” Vivienne

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

Vivienne replied after

sighed Technically, with Vivienne’s medical skills, they could

this, she would owe

this. “As for Brody,

a sadist. Matthew cautioned her.

worry about Brody

that you’ll let your feelings cloud your judgment.” Matthew

asleep, but his brows were furrowed

her feelings

the Star Grass was delivered. Vivienne inspected it carefully, ensuring that it hadn’t

The address Matthew sent made her

that freak, Brody, had been hiding out in Havenwood, tucked away

the coincidence, wasn’t

their showdown was

strength, hooked him up to an IV drip and changed the dressing on his

poison still left a

this, he felt a chill run down his spine. Thank God for Vivienne. The doctor he brought yesterday wouldn’t have been

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

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