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.

managed to get him into the room and settled him onto the bed, where he

bathroom. She used a wet towel to carefully wipe

as she was about to pull away, Percival grabbed her hand, mumbling

half-sleeping “Vivienne, don’t go

froze. She then sighed and lay down beside him, fully

her hand

suddenly spiked a high fever, and

fever reducers

delirious for most of the night, refusing to let go of her even

approached, Matthew

have leads on the Star Grass and the

willing to part with

but…” Matthew

your mind.” Vivienne urged

Poison Flower is

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

to be his

he wants to turn you into a

the Nine Mystics Society arrived, the scene looked like it was straight out of the horror

to capture him ever since, but he was

Prepare

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

Owl was a high-ranking figure in GTO. His

unknown.

was a man who left

Vivienne asked

this favor for later.” Matthew knew how much Vivienne despised GTO because

agree Vivienne replied after a

sighed Technically, with Vivienne’s medical skills, they could wait for the ingredients.

this, she

Vivienne didn’t seem to want to dwell on this. “As for Brody,

a lunatic and a sadist. Matthew cautioned

about

just worried that you’ll let your feelings cloud

were furrowed

let her feelings get in

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

The address

freak, Brody, had been hiding out in Havenwood, tucked away in the

coincidence,

showdown was

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