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.

In

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 stand again with just a few needles. However, the Specter Healer is elusive – finding him may be next

“I’ve heard of the Specter Healer too. They 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

head. “Specter Healer is quite

are you saying? If we offer him a high enough price, why

twilight years anyway. But the Boyd family still relied on Wendy’s guidance, and losing her influence would be detrimental to their standing in Sea City, a prospect Teresa found

who had maimed her, it would not just be Vivienne who suffered the repercussions;

Teresa a look that 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 Veridia have offered tens of billions to secure his services, only to be turned away based on his whims. Do you

his idol, and he would not stand

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

“Since 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 private

You’ve been with us for so long, and we’ve treated you well. It doesn’t seem right to just leave

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

only are you dismissed, but I’ll also ensure you can’t find work in this field as long as the Boyd family has

up!” Theodore

wrong? Who is he to talk to me like that? To see a doctor is

laugh and left without another

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

the police? Vivienne has done us so much harm; if we don’t report her,

do you think we would have waited this

claimed her position as head of the family to the day she

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

the same conclusion, feeling a knot of frustration tightening within her. “That wretched

of ways to deal with her, but the real issue at

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