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.

are insufficient to reattach it. In fact, there’s no hospital in the country capable of such a

to have the skill to reattach limbs. There was once a man paralyzed for ten

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

“Specter Healer is quite unpredictable, and he doesn’t treat just

you saying? If we offer him a

anyway. But the Boyd family still relied on Wendy’s guidance, and losing her influence would be detrimental to their standing

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

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 turned away based on his whims. Do you really think he’s

Healer was his idol, and he would not stand

Billions? As if he’s some kind of deity.

Madam Wendy is out of danger, I’ll take my leave. Oh, and by the way, I’ll resign from my position as your family’s

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 doesn’t seem right to just

“Mr. Theodore, I mentioned the Specter Healer out of respect for you, but I did not expect your

leave, Teresa snapped, “If you want to go, then go! The Boyd family can find another doctor easily enough! Not only are you dismissed,

Theodore

to me like that? To see a doctor is one thing, but why put up with

gave a cold laugh and left

“Theodore, now’s not the time to fight. We need to figure out

else can we do but call the police? Vivienne has done

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

too 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

were far from clean. They were still puzzled about Vivienne’s true intentions, and going to the police was out of

of frustration tightening within her.

plenty of ways to deal with her, but the real issue at hand is, what do we do about

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