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.

and settled him onto

moment 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

she was about to pull away, Percival grabbed her

half-sleeping “Vivienne, don’t go

and lay down beside him, fully clothed, allowing

her hand

spiked a high fever, and Vivienne had

fever reducers

refusing to let go of her even in sleep. Vivienne was forced to stay awake and keep

dawn approached, Matthew

the Star Grass

to part

are, but…”

mind.” Vivienne urged

Seven Poison Flower is with

once, he’s been looking for a rematch. If you win, the flower is yours. But if you

be

to turn you into a

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 were so horrified

been trying to capture him ever since, but he was

higher-ups have been wanting to nab him, right? Prepare to capture him once the

“As for the Star

GTO. His exact

unknown.

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

terms?” Vivienne asked

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

after a moment

skills, they could wait for the

this, she

want to dwell on this. “As for Brody, set up a time with him. The sooner,

sadist. Matthew cautioned

worry about Brody Vivienne

worried that you’ll let your feelings

at Percival beside her. He was asleep, but his brows were furrowed in discomfort while his right

her feelings

Star Grass was delivered. Vivienne inspected it

set. The address Matthew sent made her

hiding out in

coincidence, wasn’t

their showdown was set

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