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.

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

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

Specter Healer 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 we could get

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

“What are you saying? If we offer him

years anyway. But the Boyd family still relied on Wendy’s

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

when the royals of Flence Country offered him a fortune, he did not acquiesce. Countless wealthy families in Veridia have

his idol, and he would not stand

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

expression darkened. “Since Madam Wendy is out of danger, I’ll take my leave. Oh, and by the way, I’ll resign from

needs your care. You’ve been with us for

I mentioned the Specter Healer out of respect for you, but I did not expect your wife to disparage him

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

see a doctor is one thing, but why put up with such insolence?

gave a cold laugh and

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

Vivienne has done

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

was too sinister. From the moment she claimed her position as 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

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

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

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 Books