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 fact, there’s no hospital in the

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

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

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

you saying? If we offer him a high enough price, why wouldn’t he be

in her twilight years anyway. But the Boyd family still relied

her, it would

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

his idol, and he would not

As if he’s some kind of deity.

I’ll take my leave. Oh, and by the way, I’ll resign from my position as your family’s

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

“Mr. Theodore, I mentioned the Specter Healer out of respect for you, but I did

snapped, “If you want to 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 field as long as the

up!” Theodore roared at

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

cold laugh and left without another

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

the police? Vivienne has done us so

police, do you think we would have

head of the family to the day she chopped off Wendy’s hand, she acted without

family had managed to keep their 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

feeling a knot of frustration tightening within her. “That wretched

but the real issue at hand is, what do we do about Mom’s hand?” Theodore said

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