The Million-Dollar Heart

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.

get him into the room and settled him onto the bed, where he promptly fell back

to carefully

to pull

half-sleeping “Vivienne, don’t go

lay down beside

her hand

a high

fever reducers

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

dawn approached, Matthew

on the Star Grass and the Seven

the owner willing to part with them?” Vivienne asked

are, but…” Matthew

mind.” Vivienne urged

Poison Flower is

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

be his guinea pig?” Vivienne

he wants to turn you

remembered how Brody had once stormed 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 delivering

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

before replying, “As for the Star Grass,

high-ranking figure in GTO. His

unknown.

appearance, age, and abilities were all mysteries. He was a man who left no traces, a hallmark of GTO’s upper

terms?” Vivienne asked

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

replied after a moment of

skills, they could wait for the ingredients.

she would

seem to want to dwell on this. “As for Brody, set up

sadist.

worry about

let your feelings cloud your judgment.”

He was asleep, but his brows were furrowed in discomfort while his right hand

feelings get in the

Vivienne inspected it carefully,

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

been hiding out in Havenwood, tucked away in the

coincidence,

showdown was set for

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