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.

it. In fact,

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

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

Healer is quite unpredictable, and

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

in her twilight years anyway. But the Boyd family still relied on Wendy’s guidance, and losing her influence would be detrimental

granddaughter-in-law, who had maimed 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 Veridia have offered tens of billions to secure his services, only to be turned away based on his whims.

Healer was his idol, and he would not stand someone disrespecting

taken aback, feeling annoyed. “He’s just a doctor, after all. Billions? As if he’s some kind of deity.

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

“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

mentioned the Specter Healer out of respect for you, but I did not

only are you dismissed, but I’ll also ensure you can’t find

Theodore roared at

me like that? To see a doctor is one thing, but

Marcus gave a cold laugh

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

Vivienne has done us so much harm;

gone to the police, do you think

From the moment she claimed her position as head of the family to the day she chopped off Wendy’s hand, she acted without fear as if the

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 was

tightening within her. “That wretched girl has

real issue at hand is, what do we

the matriarch had