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

half-sleeping “Vivienne, don’t go

lay down beside him,

her hand

into the night, Percival suddenly spiked a high fever,

fever reducers

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

approached,

the Star Grass and the Seven Poison

willing to part

but…”

Vivienne urged

Flower is

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

wants me to be his guinea pig?”

he wants to turn

the time the Nine Mystics Society arrived, the scene looked like it was straight out of the horror game ‘Resident Evil.’ Many were so horrified that they vomited on the

to capture him ever since, but he

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

paused before replying, “As for the Star

figure in GTO. His exact status

unknown.

was a

terms?” Vivienne

but said that he’s keeping this favor for later.” Matthew knew how much Vivienne

replied after a

with Vivienne’s medical skills,

to this, she would owe the

to dwell on this. “As for

sadist. Matthew

should worry about

you’ll let your feelings cloud your judgment.”

were furrowed in discomfort while his right hand still held on to

feelings

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

was also set. The address Matthew

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

coincidence,

was

Vivienne, concerned about his strength, hooked him

of the poison still left a

down his spine. Thank God for

Vivienne handed over the

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