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

down beside him, fully

her hand

suddenly spiked a high fever,

fever reducers

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

dawn approached, Matthew

on the Star Grass and the

part with them?” Vivienne asked

are, but…” Matthew began

your mind.” Vivienne

Seven Poison Flower is with

Ever since you beat him once, he’s been looking

to be his guinea

turn you into

hundred inmates as test subjects. By the time the Nine Mystics Society arrived, the scene looked like it

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

Prepare to capture him once the

for the Star Grass,

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

unknown.

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

Vivienne asked

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

after a moment

sighed Technically, with Vivienne’s medical skills,

agreeing to this, she would

to dwell on this. “As for Brody, set up a time

lunatic and a sadist. Matthew

about Brody Vivienne

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

He was asleep, but his brows were furrowed in

she let her feelings

it carefully,

meeting location with Brody was also set. The address Matthew sent made her pause.

been hiding out in Havenwood,

the coincidence, wasn’t

was set for

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

poison still left a tinge of blue-purple on

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

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

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