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, Percival

half-sleeping “Vivienne, don’t go

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

her hand

into the night, Percival suddenly spiked a high fever,

fever reducers

was delirious for most 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

the owner willing to part with them?” Vivienne

but…” Matthew began

your mind.” Vivienne urged

Seven Poison Flower

beat him once, he’s been looking for

wants me to be his

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

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

him on.” Vivienne laughed coldly. “The higher-ups have been wanting to nab him, right? Prepare to capture him

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

in GTO. His

unknown.

was a man who

Vivienne

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

after a

skills, they could

she would

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

lunatic and a sadist. Matthew

worry about Brody Vivienne

you’ll let your feelings

his brows were furrowed in discomfort while his right hand still held

her feelings

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

also set. The

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

the coincidence, wasn’t

was set

out cold all day. Vivienne, concerned about his strength, hooked

left

run down his spine. Thank God for Vivienne. The doctor he brought yesterday wouldn’t have been able to

with Brody approached, Vivienne handed over

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