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.

answering, “My skills are 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 he helped to

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,

Healer is quite unpredictable, and he doesn’t

offer him a high enough price, why

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

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

reputation, 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 turned away based on his whims. Do you

was his idol, and he would not

a doctor, after all. Billions? As if he’s some

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 physician starting tomorrow. You might want to look

suddenly? My mother still needs your care. You’ve been with us for so long,

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

doctor easily enough! Not only are you dismissed, but I’ll also ensure you can’t find work in this field as

up!” Theodore roared at

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

Marcus gave a cold laugh and left without another

held him back. “Theodore, now’s not the

can we do but call the police? Vivienne has done us so

police, do you think

to the day she chopped off

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

of frustration tightening within her. “That wretched

got plenty of ways to deal with her, but the real issue at hand is, what do we do about Mom’s hand?” Theodore

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,