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 into

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

was about to pull

half-sleeping “Vivienne, don’t go

then sighed and lay down

her hand

night, Percival suddenly spiked a high fever, and Vivienne

fever reducers

most of the night, refusing to let go of her even in

dawn approached, Matthew

have leads on the Star Grass and the Seven

owner willing to part

but…” Matthew

your mind.” Vivienne urged

Flower is

let out a long sigh. “Brody is a nutcase. Ever since you beat him once, he’s been looking for a rematch.

me to be his guinea

he wants to turn

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

had been trying to capture him ever since, but he was

Prepare to capture him once the match is over. That way, I wouldn’t have to break

“As for the Star Grass,

figure in GTO. His exact status within the

unknown.

and abilities were all mysteries. He was a man

Vivienne asked

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

agree Vivienne replied after a moment

sighed Technically, with Vivienne’s medical skills,

to this, she

Vivienne didn’t seem to want to dwell on this. “As for Brody, set up a

lunatic and a sadist.

about

worried that you’ll let your feelings

Percival beside her. He was asleep, but his brows were furrowed in discomfort while his right hand

her feelings get

delivered. Vivienne inspected it carefully, ensuring that it hadn’t been tampered with, before notifying

Brody was also set. The address

that freak, Brody, had been hiding out in Havenwood, tucked away in the N&S Psychiatric Hospital,

coincidence,

their showdown was set for

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