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.

to get him into the room and settled him onto the

she fetched a basin of warm water from the bathroom. She used a wet towel to carefully wipe

to pull

half-sleeping “Vivienne, don’t go

down

her hand

a high fever,

fever reducers

the night, refusing to let go of her even in

dawn approached, Matthew

the Star Grass and the

to part

but…”

Vivienne urged

Seven Poison Flower is with

a long sigh. “Brody is a nutcase. Ever since you beat him once, he’s been looking for a rematch. If you win, the flower is yours. But if

to be his guinea pig?” Vivienne

turn

remembered how 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 out of the horror

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

him on.” Vivienne laughed coldly. “The higher-ups have been wanting to nab him, right? Prepare to capture him once the match is over. That way,

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

figure in GTO. His exact

unknown.

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

Vivienne asked

said that he’s keeping this favor for later.” Matthew knew how

Vivienne replied after a

skills, they

agreeing to this, she would

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

and a sadist. Matthew cautioned

about Brody Vivienne

your

asleep, but his brows were furrowed in discomfort while his right hand still held on to

her feelings

inspected it

Brody was also set. The address Matthew

in Havenwood, tucked away in the N&S

the coincidence,

their showdown was set for

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