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.

the room and settled him onto the bed,

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

pull away, Percival grabbed her hand,

half-sleeping “Vivienne, don’t go

and lay down

her hand

into the night, Percival suddenly spiked a high fever, and Vivienne

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 watch over

dawn approached,

on the Star

to part

are, but…”

your mind.” Vivienne urged

Flower is with

out a long sigh. “Brody is a nutcase. Ever since you beat him once, he’s been

me to be his guinea pig?”

to turn you into

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

ever since, but he was elusive.

nab him, right? Prepare to capture him once the match is over. That way,

for the Star Grass, it’s

was a high-ranking figure in GTO. His exact status

unknown.

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

terms?” Vivienne

that he’s keeping this favor for later.” Matthew knew how much Vivienne despised GTO because of her mother’s

after

skills, they could wait for

this, she

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

a sadist. Matthew cautioned her. “Be

worry about

you’ll let your feelings cloud

brows were furrowed in discomfort while his right hand still held on to her

let her feelings get in the

delivered. Vivienne inspected it carefully, ensuring that it hadn’t been

Brody was also set. The address

had been hiding out in Havenwood, tucked away in

coincidence,

was set

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