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.

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

have the skill to reattach limbs. There was once a man paralyzed for ten years whom he helped to

exceptional medical skills, capable of not only reattaching limbs but also of

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

are you saying? If we offer him a

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

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

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 idol, and he would not stand someone disrespecting

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

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

fell. “Dr. Marcus, 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 leave

respect for you, but I did

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

Theodore roared

“Am I wrong? Who is he to talk to me like that? To see a doctor is one thing, but why put up with

a cold laugh and left

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

the police? Vivienne has done us so much harm; if

“If we could have gone to the police, do you

claimed her position as head of the family to the day she chopped off Wendy’s hand,

stronghold in Sea City through the years, though their 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

frustration tightening

to deal with her, but the real issue

turmoil in the Boyd family. If word got out that the matriarch had lost her hand, there