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.

him into the room and settled him onto

water from the bathroom. She used a wet towel to carefully wipe away the sweat on his

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

half-sleeping “Vivienne, don’t go

then sighed and lay down

her hand

a high fever, and Vivienne had

fever reducers

most of the night, refusing to let go of her

dawn approached,

on the Star Grass and the Seven

to part

are, but…”

Vivienne

Flower

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

me to be his

to turn you into a

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 straight

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

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

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

Owl was a high-ranking figure in GTO. His

unknown.

was a man who left no

terms?” Vivienne

later.” Matthew knew how much Vivienne despised

agree Vivienne replied after

medical skills, they could wait for

this, she would owe

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

and a sadist.

should worry about Brody

let your feelings

but his brows were furrowed in discomfort while his

feelings get

Grass was delivered. Vivienne inspected it carefully,

was also set. The address Matthew sent made her pause.

hiding out in Havenwood, tucked

coincidence, wasn’t

was set

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