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 the country

paralyzed for ten years whom he helped

say he’s over a 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,

Healer is quite unpredictable, and he

are you saying? If we offer him a high

hand could be 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 would be detrimental

granddaughter-in-law, who had maimed her, it would not just be Vivienne who suffered the

gave 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 in Veridia have offered tens of billions to secure his services, only to be turned away based

was his idol, and he would

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

Marcus’s expression darkened. “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 want to look

mother still needs your care. You’ve been with

respect for you, but I did not expect your

to go, 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 has any say. No

up!” Theodore roared at

“Am I wrong? Who is he to talk to me like that? To see a doctor is one thing, but why put

Marcus gave a cold laugh and left without another

“Theodore, now’s not the time to

do but call the police? Vivienne has done us so much harm;

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

she claimed her position as head of the family to the day she chopped off Wendy’s hand, she

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

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

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

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