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.

hospital to find Percival waiting by the

he draped his trench coat over her shoulders. “What’s the

hurry?” Vivienne said with a soft, playful smile

incessantly, cursing Vivienne as the cause of

Come to gloat over my daughter, have you? Let me tell you, if anything

smile, one that did not seem sincere at all. “Would you

a moment, she thought she saw

he dragged her away.

around, she was nothing but

then turned to Vivienne, saying, “Don’t take it to heart, Vivienne. Heloise’s gone a bit mad. The hospital has agreed to let you into the

handed the trench coat back to Percival and took the

she entered the operating

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

sat beside his grandfather and mother, waiting quietly for Vivienne

and Imogen, unsure what

shaken by her hallucination of Vivienne, cowering in

OR, Vivienne donned surgical scrubs and joined

there were

Fiona is critical; we don’t have much time,” Calista handed Vivienne a scalpel. “Let’s

turning her back to Calista, and began the operation

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

behind Vivienne with a scalpel in hand, Calista looked menacingly at

loop it around Vivienne from behind. Their plan to restrain her failed miserably as the ropes they had knotted

others lunged at Vivienne with their scalpels, but she remained calm, dexterously removing the toxin-infected parts from

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

not looking up, Vivienne switched to another instrument, moving to