The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

Vivienne was taken aback.

This was something she had not anticipated.

When she had left the Ellington estate, everything seemed fine.

Fiona had been the picture of health, her cheeks flushed with life, showing no signs of organ failure.

“I reckon someone will give you a call,” Percival spoke through sobs, which Vivienne guessed belonged to Heloise.

Vivienne reassured him calmly, “Don’t worry.”

With a brief acknowledgment, they ended the call.

Vivienne lay on her bed, but her phone buzzed to life before long.

It was Flynn.

“Vivienne, it’s Flynn, Percival’s uncle. I hate to bother you this late, but could you come to the hospital? It’s Fiona… She’s on her last legs.”

Vivienne raised an eyebrow, a lazy smirk playing on her lips as she rested a hand on her temple. “What’s the trouble?”

“Fiona’s got complete organ failure. The family told me it was you who brought my dad back from the brink. Could you please come and work your magic on Fiona? Let bygones be bygones and help us save her, will you?”

Hearing Flynn’s choked-up voice, Vivienne’s smile widened. “Alright! I’m on my way.”

Flynn exhaled a sigh of relief. “Thank you, Vivienne, thank you.”

Vivienne chuckled, “No sweat. You’re Mr. Wolf’s most respected uncle.”

fell silent on the other end as if catching the hidden meaning in her words. But he said no more

Twenty minutes later.

at the hospital to find Percival waiting

a coat, he draped his

called. How could I not hurry?” Vivienne said with a soft, playful smile as she and Percival made their way to the surgical floor where Fiona

the floor, wailing incessantly, cursing Vivienne as

her. “What are you doing here, you little wretch? Come to gloat over my daughter, have you? Let me tell you, if anything happens to her, I’ll make sure you pay. Even

looked down at Heloise with a deeper smile, one that did not seem sincere at all. “Would you rather I turn you into a ghost

trembling. For a moment, she thought she saw the spirits of the dead clinging to

scene, he dragged her away.

she was

to heart, Vivienne. Heloise’s gone a bit mad. The hospital has agreed to let you

trench coat back to Percival and took the reports from

that, she entered

her feelings towards Fiona had cooled, she still worried for her, having watched her grow

beside his grandfather and mother, waiting quietly for

nervously, and Imogen, unsure what to say, simply stood by

hallucination of Vivienne,

OR, Vivienne donned surgical

Calista, there were

critical; we don’t have much time,” Calista handed

took the scalpel, turning her back to Calista,

between the monitors and Fiona, seemingly unaware of the five people surrounding

in hand, Calista

others, each holding a rope, trying to loop it around Vivienne from behind. Their plan to restrain her

with their scalpels, but she remained

two closest to Vivienne collapsed, blood spewing from their mouths.Books Chapters Are Daily Updated Join & Stay Updated for

looking up, Vivienne switched to another instrument,