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.

reattach it. In fact, there’s no hospital in

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

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

“What are you saying? If we offer him a

reattached was irrelevant – the old lady was in her twilight years anyway. But the Boyd family still relied on Wendy’s guidance, and losing her influence

out that it was Vivienne, Wendy’s granddaughter-in-law, who had maimed her, it would not just be Vivienne who suffered the repercussions; the

bordered on pity. “With the Specter Healer’s 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 based

was his idol, and he would not stand

was taken aback, feeling annoyed. “He’s just a doctor, after all. Billions? As if he’s some kind of deity. If he doesn’t want to come, we don’t need

“Since Madam Wendy is out of danger, I’ll take my leave. Oh, and by the way, I’ll resign from my position as your family’s private physician starting tomorrow. You might

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

silent for a moment before responding, “Mr. Theodore, I mentioned the Specter Healer out of respect for you, but I did not expect your wife to disparage him so. Since your family

Dr. Marcus turned to leave, Teresa snapped, “If you want to go, then go! The Boyd family can find another doctor easily enough! Not only are you dismissed, but I’ll

up!” Theodore

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

Marcus gave a cold laugh and left without another

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

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

police, do you

to the

hands were far from clean. They were still puzzled about Vivienne’s true intentions, and going to the police was out of the question.

feeling a knot of frustration tightening within her. “That wretched girl has played us, yet

got plenty of ways to deal with her, but the real issue at hand is, what do we do

they 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 those who would