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.”

end as if catching the hidden meaning in her words. But he said

Twenty minutes later.

at the hospital to find Percival waiting by the

bothered with a coat, he draped his trench coat over her shoulders. “What’s the

a soft, playful smile as she and Percival made

the floor, wailing incessantly, cursing Vivienne as the

seeing Vivienne, Heloise charged at 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

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

moment, she thought she saw the

reports, and seeing Heloise making a scene, he dragged her away. “Heloise, stay out of Fiona’s business

around, she was nothing

“Don’t take it to heart, Vivienne. Heloise’s gone a bit mad. The hospital has agreed to let you into the OR. Fiona’s personal physician,

back to Percival and took the reports

she entered the operating

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

sat beside his grandfather and mother, waiting

nervously, and Imogen, unsure what to

shaken by her hallucination of Vivienne, cowering in

Vivienne donned surgical scrubs

there

for you. Ms. Fiona is critical; we don’t have much time,” Calista handed

to Calista, and began

her eyes shifting between the monitors and Fiona, seemingly unaware of

behind Vivienne with a scalpel in hand, Calista looked menacingly

each holding a rope, trying to loop it around Vivienne from behind. Their plan to restrain her failed miserably as the ropes they had knotted snapped.

but she

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

Vivienne switched to another instrument,