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.

as she was about to pull away, Percival grabbed her hand, mumbling

half-sleeping “Vivienne, don’t go

sighed and lay down beside him, fully

her hand

into the night, Percival suddenly spiked a high fever, and Vivienne

fever reducers

was delirious for most of the night, refusing to let go of her even

approached,

have leads on the Star Grass and

the owner willing to part with them?”

but…”

mind.” Vivienne urged

Flower is with

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

wants me to be his guinea pig?” Vivienne

he wants to turn

using almost a hundred inmates as test subjects. By the time the Nine Mystics Society arrived, the

but he was elusive. Now, he was

been wanting to nab him, right? Prepare to capture him once the match is over. That

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

in GTO. His

unknown.

were all mysteries. He was a man who left

Vivienne

he’s keeping this favor for later.” Matthew knew

agree Vivienne replied after

skills, they could wait for

agreeing to this, she

this. “As for Brody, set up a time with him.

sadist. Matthew cautioned her.

should worry about Brody

let your feelings cloud your judgment.”

glanced at Percival beside her. He was asleep, but his brows were furrowed

feelings get in the

later, the Star Grass was delivered. Vivienne inspected it

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

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

the coincidence,

their showdown was

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

left a tinge of blue-purple on his

his spine. Thank God for Vivienne.

approached, Vivienne handed over the

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