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.

In fact, there’s

of, the Specter Healer, who is said to have the skill to reattach limbs. There was once a man paralyzed for ten years whom he helped to stand again with just a few needles. However, the Specter

in, “I’ve heard of the Specter Healer too. They say he’s over a hundred years old and possesses exceptional medical skills, capable of not only 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 the Boyd family

shook his head. “Specter Healer is quite unpredictable, and he doesn’t

offer him a

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

maimed her, it would not just be Vivienne

reputation, even when the royals 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 away

and he

doctor, after all. Billions? As if he’s some

and by the way, I’ll

Marcus, why resign so suddenly? My mother still needs your care. You’ve been with us for so long, and

but I did not expect your wife to disparage him so. Since your family looks down on doctors, I

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

Theodore

he to talk to me like that? To see a doctor is one thing, but why put up with such insolence? What

Marcus gave a cold laugh

at Teresa, but Hayden held him back. “Theodore, now’s not the time to fight. We need to figure out

we do but call the police? Vivienne has done us so much harm; if we don’t report her, aren’t we just letting her

do you think we would have waited this long

family to the day she chopped off Wendy’s hand, she

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

feeling a knot of frustration tightening

of ways to deal with her, but the real issue at hand is, what do we do about Mom’s hand?”

the turmoil in the Boyd family. If word got out that the matriarch had lost