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.

momentarily before answering, “My skills are insufficient to reattach it. In fact, there’s no hospital

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

not only reattaching limbs but also of snatching lives back from the jaws of death. If we could get him here, it

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

saying? If we offer him a high enough

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

her, it would not just be Vivienne who suffered

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 in

and he would not stand

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

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

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

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

family can find another doctor easily enough! Not only are you dismissed, but I’ll also ensure you can’t find work

up!” Theodore

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

cold laugh and left without

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

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

could have gone to the police, do you think we would have waited this long

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

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

same conclusion, feeling a knot of frustration tightening

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

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 All Books