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 away, Percival grabbed her hand,

half-sleeping “Vivienne, don’t go

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

her hand

suddenly spiked a high fever, and Vivienne had

fever reducers

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

approached,

have leads on the Star Grass and

to part with

are, but…” Matthew

mind.” Vivienne

Seven Poison Flower is

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

to be his

wants to turn you into

how Brody had 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

ever since, but he was elusive.

nab him, right? Prepare to capture him once the match is over. That way, I wouldn’t have

“As for the Star Grass,

high-ranking figure in GTO. His

unknown.

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

Vivienne asked

this favor for later.” Matthew knew

Vivienne replied after

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

agreeing to this, she

Vivienne didn’t seem to want to dwell on this. “As for Brody,

lunatic and a sadist. Matthew cautioned

worry about Brody Vivienne

just worried that you’ll let your

asleep, but his brows were furrowed in discomfort

feelings get in

delivered. Vivienne inspected it carefully, ensuring that it hadn’t been tampered

with Brody was also set. The address Matthew

out in Havenwood, tucked away in the N&S Psychiatric Hospital,

coincidence,

was set

about his strength, hooked him up

lingering effects of the poison still left a

Thank God for Vivienne.

approached, Vivienne handed over the

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