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.

pondered momentarily before answering, “My skills are insufficient to reattach it. In fact, there’s no hospital in the country capable of such a feat,

man paralyzed for ten years whom he helped to stand again with just a few needles. However, the Specter Healer is

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, it would not only save Mom

“Specter Healer is quite unpredictable, and he

him a high

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 to

Vivienne, Wendy’s granddaughter-in-law, who had maimed her, it would not

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

was his idol, and he would not

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

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

“Dr. Marcus, why resign so suddenly? My mother still needs your care. You’ve been with us for so long, and we’ve treated you well. It

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, I no longer wish to

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

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

a cold laugh and left without

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

who had been silent, finally spoke, “What else can we do but call the police? Vivienne has done us so much

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

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

through the years, though their hands were far from clean. They were still puzzled about Vivienne’s true intentions,

a knot of frustration tightening within her.

with her, but the real issue at hand is, what do we do about

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