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

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

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

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

If we offer him a high enough price, why wouldn’t he

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

maimed her, it would not just be Vivienne who suffered the repercussions;

he 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

Healer was his idol, and he would

if he’s some

I’ll take my leave. Oh, and by the way, I’ll resign from my position as your family’s

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

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, I no longer

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

up!” Theodore roared at

a doctor is one thing, but why put

a cold laugh

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

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

“If we could have gone to the police, do you

family to the day she chopped off Wendy’s hand, she acted without fear as if the police meant nothing

They were still puzzled about Vivienne’s true intentions, and going to the police

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

her, but the real issue at hand

oblivious to the turmoil in the Boyd family. If word got out that the matriarch had lost her hand, there