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

skill to reattach limbs. There was once a man paralyzed

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

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

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

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 their standing in

would not just be Vivienne who suffered the repercussions; the entire Boyd family would

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

was his idol, and he would not stand someone disrespecting

annoyed. “He’s just a doctor, after all. Billions? As if

of danger, I’ll take my leave. Oh, and by the way, I’ll

face fell. “Dr. Marcus, why resign so suddenly? My mother still needs your care. You’ve been with us

the Specter Healer out of respect for you, but I did

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

up!” Theodore roared

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

Marcus gave a cold laugh and left without another

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

Vivienne has done us so much

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

as head of the family to the day she chopped off Wendy’s hand, she acted without fear

hands were far from clean. They were still puzzled about Vivienne’s true intentions, and going to the police was out of the question. If Vivienne were to expose something that could ruin the Boyds, the risk

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

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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