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.

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

Specter Healer, who is said to have the skill to reattach limbs. There was once a man paralyzed for ten years whom

too. They say he’s over a hundred years old and possesses exceptional medical skills, capable of not only reattaching limbs but also of

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

“What are you saying? If we offer him

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 Sea City, a

it would not just be Vivienne who suffered the repercussions; the

did not acquiesce. Countless wealthy families in Veridia have offered tens of billions to secure his services, only to be turned away based on his whims. Do you really think he’s short on

he would

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

of danger, I’ll take my leave. Oh, and by the way, I’ll resign from my

resign so suddenly? My mother still needs your care. You’ve been with us for

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 looks down on doctors,

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

Theodore

“Am I wrong? Who is he to talk to me like that? To see a doctor is one thing, but why put up with such insolence? What use is he

cold laugh

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

Vivienne has done us so much harm; if we don’t

cursed. “If we could have gone to the police, do you think we would

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

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

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

to deal with her, but the real issue at hand

got out that the matriarch had lost her hand, there would be those who