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.

she managed to get him into the room and settled him onto the bed, where he promptly

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

pull away, Percival grabbed her hand,

half-sleeping “Vivienne, don’t go

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

her hand

suddenly spiked a high fever, and

fever reducers

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

approached,

Star

owner willing to part with

but…” Matthew began

mind.” Vivienne urged him

Flower is with

him once, he’s been

me to be his guinea pig?” Vivienne

to turn you

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

but he was

have been wanting to nab him, right? Prepare to capture him once

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

was a high-ranking figure in GTO. His exact

unknown.

and abilities were all mysteries. He was a man who left no traces, a hallmark of

terms?” Vivienne asked

for later.”

after a moment

sighed Technically, with Vivienne’s medical skills, they could wait

she would owe

this. “As for Brody, set up a time with him.

and a sadist. Matthew cautioned

about Brody Vivienne

worried that you’ll let your feelings

Percival beside her. He was asleep, but his brows were

she let her feelings get in

inspected it carefully,

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

been hiding out in Havenwood, tucked away in the N&S

the coincidence, wasn’t

was

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