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.

skills are insufficient to reattach it. In fact, there’s no hospital in the country capable of such

paralyzed for ten years whom he helped to stand again with just

hundred years old and possesses exceptional medical skills, capable of not only reattaching limbs but also of snatching

quite unpredictable, and he

him a

irrelevant – the old lady was in her twilight years anyway. But the Boyd family still relied on Wendy’s guidance, and losing her influence would be detrimental to their standing in

granddaughter-in-law, who had maimed her, it would not just be Vivienne who suffered the repercussions; the entire Boyd family

acquiesce. Countless wealthy families in Veridia have offered tens of billions to secure his services, only to

and he would not stand

if he’s some kind of deity. If he

Oh, and by the way, I’ll resign from my position as your

your care. You’ve been with us for so long, and we’ve treated you well. It doesn’t seem right to just

moment before responding, “Mr. Theodore, I mentioned the Specter Healer out of respect for you, but I did not expect your wife

The Boyd family can find another doctor easily enough! Not only are you dismissed, but I’ll also

up!” Theodore roared

To see a doctor is one thing, but why

gave a cold laugh and left

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

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

to the police, do you think we would have waited this long without taking

From the moment she claimed her position as head of the family to the day she chopped off Wendy’s hand, she acted without fear as if the

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

had come to the same conclusion, feeling a knot of frustration tightening within her. “That wretched

but the real issue at hand is, what do we do about Mom’s

the Boyd family. If word got out that the matriarch had lost her hand, there would be those who would dig deeper, which would spell trouble for the Boyds.Books Chapters Are Daily Updated