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.

pull away,

half-sleeping “Vivienne, don’t go

and lay down

her hand

the night, Percival suddenly spiked a high fever,

fever reducers

go of her

approached,

have leads on the Star Grass and the Seven Poison

the owner willing to part

are, but…” Matthew

mind.” Vivienne urged

Flower

long sigh. “Brody is a nutcase. Ever since you beat him once, he’s been looking for a rematch. If you win, the flower

to be his guinea

wants to turn

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

been trying to capture him ever since, but he

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

before replying, “As for the Star

high-ranking figure in GTO. His

unknown.

appearance, age, and abilities were all mysteries. He was a man who left no traces, a

Vivienne

for later.” Matthew knew how much Vivienne despised GTO because of

agree Vivienne replied after a moment

medical skills, they

to this, she would owe the

Vivienne didn’t seem to want to dwell on this. “As for Brody, set up a time with him. The sooner,

sadist. Matthew cautioned

should worry about Brody Vivienne

that you’ll let your feelings

were

feelings get in

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

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

in Havenwood, tucked away in the N&S Psychiatric

the coincidence, wasn’t

was

day. Vivienne, concerned about his strength, hooked him up

the poison still left a tinge

felt a chill run down his spine. Thank God for Vivienne.

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

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