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.

momentarily before answering, “My skills are insufficient to reattach it. In fact, there’s

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 may be next to

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 back from the jaws of death. If

Healer is quite unpredictable, and he

him a high enough price, why

her twilight years anyway. But the Boyd family still relied

would not just be Vivienne who suffered the repercussions; the

the Specter Healer’s reputation, even when the royals of Flence Country offered him a fortune, he did not acquiesce. Countless wealthy families

was his idol, and he would not stand

a doctor, after all. Billions? As if he’s some kind of deity. If

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

My mother still needs your care. You’ve been with us for so long, and we’ve treated you

Specter Healer out of respect for you, but I did not expect your wife to disparage him so. Since your family

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 also ensure you can’t find work in this field as long as the Boyd family has any say. No hospital will

Theodore

retorted, “Am I wrong? Who is he to talk to me like that? To see a doctor is

cold laugh and

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

police? Vivienne has done us so much harm;

do you think we would have waited this long

sinister. From the moment she claimed her position as head of the family to the day she chopped off Wendy’s hand, she acted without fear as if the police meant nothing to

far from clean. They were still puzzled about Vivienne’s true intentions, and

knot of frustration tightening within her. “That wretched girl

plenty of ways to deal with her, but the real issue at hand is, what do we do about Mom’s hand?” Theodore

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