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

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 on

about to pull away, Percival grabbed her hand,

half-sleeping “Vivienne, don’t go

sighed and lay down beside him,

her hand

into the night, Percival suddenly spiked a

fever reducers

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

approached, Matthew

the Star

part with them?” Vivienne

but…” Matthew

mind.” Vivienne urged him

Flower is

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

wants me to be his guinea pig?” Vivienne

he wants to turn you into a

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 out of the horror game ‘Resident Evil.’ Many

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

right? Prepare to capture him once the

the

was a high-ranking figure in GTO. His exact

unknown.

age, and abilities were all mysteries. He was a man

Vivienne asked

didn’t specify but said that he’s keeping this favor for later.” Matthew

replied after

skills, they

to this, she

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

sadist. Matthew cautioned her.

should worry about Brody Vivienne

let your feelings cloud

were furrowed in discomfort while his right hand still held

feelings get

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

also set. The address

Brody, had been hiding out in Havenwood,

the coincidence, wasn’t

showdown was

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