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

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

to pull away,

half-sleeping “Vivienne, don’t go

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

her hand

Percival suddenly spiked a high

fever reducers

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

approached, Matthew

Star

owner willing to part with them?” Vivienne asked

but…” Matthew began

Vivienne urged him

Poison Flower

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

be his

wants to turn you into

time the Nine Mystics Society arrived, the scene looked like it was straight out of the horror game ‘Resident

but he was elusive. Now, he

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

paused before replying, “As for the Star Grass, it’s

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

unknown.

abilities were all mysteries. He was a

terms?” Vivienne

keeping this favor for later.” Matthew knew how much Vivienne despised GTO because of her

after a

medical skills, they could wait for

agreeing to this, she would

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

a sadist.

about Brody

you’ll let your feelings cloud your judgment.”

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

let her feelings get

Vivienne inspected it

also set. The address Matthew sent made her

that freak, Brody, had been hiding out in

coincidence,

showdown was set

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