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 promptly fell back

carefully wipe away the sweat on his face and body, then placed a damp

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

half-sleeping “Vivienne, don’t go

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

her hand

suddenly spiked a high

fever reducers

the night, refusing to let go of her even in sleep. Vivienne was forced to stay awake

dawn approached,

Star Grass and

to part with

but…” Matthew

mind.” Vivienne urged him

Flower is

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

me to be his guinea

wants to turn you into a

subjects. By the time the Nine Mystics Society arrived, the scene looked like it was straight out of

capture him ever since, but he was elusive. Now, he was practically delivering

wanting to nab him, right? Prepare to capture him once the match is over. That way, I wouldn’t have to

for the Star Grass, it’s with the

GTO. His exact

unknown.

He was a man who left

Vivienne

later.” Matthew knew how much Vivienne despised GTO because of her

after a moment

with Vivienne’s medical skills,

she would

on this. “As for Brody,

a lunatic and a sadist. Matthew cautioned

should worry about

worried that you’ll let your feelings cloud

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

she let her feelings get in the

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

with Brody was also set. The address Matthew

been hiding out in Havenwood, tucked away

the coincidence, wasn’t

was

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