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.”

if catching the hidden meaning in her

Twenty minutes later.

hospital to

a coat, he draped his trench coat over her

said with a soft, playful smile as she and Percival made their way

still on the floor, wailing incessantly, cursing Vivienne as the

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 her, I’ll make sure you pay.

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

floor, trembling. For a moment, she thought she saw the spirits of the

the medical reports, and seeing Heloise making a scene, he dragged her

around, she

it to heart, Vivienne. Heloise’s gone a bit mad. The hospital has agreed to let you into the OR. Fiona’s personal

trench coat back to Percival and took the

she entered the

side. Although her feelings towards Fiona had cooled, she still worried

mother, waiting quietly for Vivienne

Imogen, unsure what to say,

was still shaken by her hallucination of Vivienne,

OR, Vivienne donned surgical scrubs

there

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

scalpel, turning her back to Calista, and

and Fiona, seemingly unaware

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

signaled to two others, 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. Taken by surprise, they

scalpels, but she remained calm, dexterously

collapsed, blood spewing from their mouths.Books Chapters Are Daily Updated Join & Stay

up, Vivienne switched to another instrument,