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

“There is someone I’ve heard of, the Specter Healer, who is said to have the skill to reattach limbs. There was once a man paralyzed for ten years whom

skills, capable of not only reattaching limbs but also of snatching lives back from the jaws of death. If we

quite unpredictable,

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

family still relied on Wendy’s guidance, and losing her influence would be detrimental to their standing in Sea City, a prospect

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

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

was his idol, and he would not stand someone

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

by the way, I’ll resign from my position as your family’s private physician starting tomorrow.

been with us for so long, and we’ve treated you

moment before responding, “Mr. 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

“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

Theodore roared at

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

Marcus gave a cold laugh and left

lash out at Teresa, but Hayden held him back. “Theodore, now’s

else can we do but call the police? Vivienne has

gone to the police, do you think we would

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

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

tightening within her. “That wretched girl has played

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

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,