The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

The Boyd family was in complete disarray after Vivienne walked out the door.

Wendy collapsed in a faint, while Teresa, Nancy, and their daughters, were terrified, at a loss for what to do next.

The servants reacted first, calling the doctor and fetching clothes for the family.

Theodore and Hayden were livid with rage when they returned and saw the chaos.

Nobody had expected Vivienne, the girl from the countryside, to be so ruthless – not only had she set a pack of wolves on them, but she had also chopped off Wendy’s hand.

How on earth did she manage to get a wolf?

And how did she have the power to control the wolves?

Wendy was right; Vivienne was dabbling in dark arts!

By the time Theodore and the others were dressed, the doctor had finished treating Wendy.

Theodore rushed to meet the doctor.

“Dr. Marcus, how’s my mom doing?” Theodore asked.

Dr. Marcus was the Boyd family’s private physician. Given the circumstances, they could not exactly broadcast their problems, so they called him.

“Madam Wendy received timely care; her life is not in danger. She just needs plenty of rest to recover,” Dr. Marcus replied.

“And her hand… Is there any chance it can be saved?” Theodore pressed.

before answering, “My skills are insufficient to reattach it. In fact, there’s no hospital

continued, “There is someone I’ve heard of, the Specter Healer, who is said to have the skill to reattach limbs. There was once a man paralyzed for ten years

reattaching limbs but also of snatching lives back from the jaws of death. If we could get him here, it would not only save Mom but also benefit

his head. “Specter Healer is quite unpredictable, and

“What are you saying? If we offer him a high enough price, why

was in her twilight years anyway. But the Boyd family still relied on Wendy’s guidance, and losing

her, it would not just be Vivienne who suffered

of Flence Country offered him a fortune, he did not acquiesce. Countless wealthy families in Veridia have offered tens of billions to secure his services, only to be turned

idol, and he would

“He’s just a doctor, after all. Billions? As if he’s some kind of deity.

and by the way, I’ll resign from my position as your family’s private physician starting tomorrow. You might want to

your care. You’ve been with us for so

I mentioned the Specter Healer out of respect for you, but I did not expect your wife to

“If you want to go, then go! The Boyd family can find another doctor easily enough! Not only are you dismissed, but I’ll also ensure you can’t find work in this field as long as the Boyd family has any say. No hospital will

Theodore

a doctor is one thing, but why put up with such insolence? What

cold laugh and left without

at Teresa, but Hayden held him back. “Theodore, now’s not the time to

the police? Vivienne has done us so much harm; if we don’t report

the police, do you think we would have waited

was too sinister. From the moment she claimed her position as head of the family to the day she chopped off

family had managed to keep their stronghold in Sea City through the years, though their hands were far from clean. They were still puzzled about Vivienne’s true intentions, and going to the police was out of the question. If Vivienne were to expose something that could ruin the Boyds, the risk was

knot of frustration tightening within her. “That wretched girl has

her, but the real issue at hand is, what do we do about Mom’s hand?” Theodore said

had managed to keep the lid on the incident, the outside world oblivious to the turmoil in the Boyd family. If word got out that the matriarch had lost her hand, there would be