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.

into the room and settled him onto the bed, where he

a wet towel to carefully wipe away the sweat on his face and body, then placed a

she was about to pull

half-sleeping “Vivienne, don’t go

She then sighed and lay down

her hand

spiked a high

fever reducers

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

approached,

the Star

to part with them?” Vivienne asked

are, but…”

your mind.” Vivienne urged

Poison Flower

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

be his

to turn you into a

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

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

higher-ups have been wanting to nab him, right? Prepare to capture him once the match is over. That way, I wouldn’t have to break my

before replying, “As for the Star

high-ranking figure in GTO. His

unknown.

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

terms?” Vivienne asked

for later.”

agree Vivienne replied after a moment of

Vivienne’s medical skills, they could

this, she

this. “As for Brody, set up

sadist.

should worry about Brody Vivienne

let your feelings cloud your judgment.” Matthew

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

she let her feelings

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

with Brody was also set. The address Matthew sent made

that freak, Brody, had been hiding out in Havenwood, tucked away in the N&S Psychiatric

the coincidence, wasn’t

was set for

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