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.

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

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 whom he helped to stand again with just a few needles. However, the Specter Healer is elusive – finding him

“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

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

are you saying? If we offer him a high enough price, why wouldn’t he be

anyway. But the Boyd family still relied on Wendy’s guidance,

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

Teresa a look that 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

Healer was his idol, and he would

after all. Billions? As if he’s some kind of deity. If he doesn’t want to come, we don’t

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

needs your care. You’ve been with us for so long, and we’ve treated you well. It

but I did not expect your wife to disparage him so. Since your family looks down on doctors, I no longer wish

easily enough! Not only are you dismissed, but I’ll also ensure you can’t find work in this

up!” Theodore

he to talk to me like that? To see a doctor is

Marcus gave a cold laugh and

him back. “Theodore, now’s not the time

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

the police, do you think

as head of the family to the day she chopped

They were still puzzled about Vivienne’s

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

real issue at hand is, what do we

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 dig deeper, which would spell trouble for the Boyds.Books Chapters Are Daily Updated Join